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Sindrei [870]
3 years ago
5

What is a scale factor in your own words

Mathematics
2 answers:
vladimir1956 [14]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

The scale factor is the ratio of the length of a side of one figure to the length of the corresponding side of the other figure.

Step-by-step explanation:

Shtirlitz [24]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

A scale factor is a number which scales, or multiplies, some quantity.

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