Question

Figures A and B at right are similar. Assuming that figure A is the original figure, find the scale factor and find the lengths of the missing sides of figure B.
A 4 sided polygon, labeled A, with sides labeled as follows: left, 15, top, 12, right, 18, bottom, 20. A smaller, 4 sided polygon, labeled b, oriented the same way, has left side labeled: 3.

Answer 1

The scale factor is: 1/5.

The missing sides of figure B are: 2.4, 3.6, and 4.

How to find Scale Factor?

Scale factor = dimension of new figure / dimension of original figure

The polygons given are shown in the diagram attached below.

Figure A is the original figure

Figure B is the new figure.

x, y, and z has been used to mark the missing sides of figure B.

One dimension of original figure = 15

Corresponding dimension of the new figure = 3

Scale factor = new/original = 3/15

Scale factor = 1/5

To find the missing sides of figure B, multiply each corresponding side lengths of Figure A by the scale factor:

x = 12 × 1/5 = 2.4

y = 18 × 1/5 = 3.6

z = 20 × 1/5 = 4

In summary:

The scale factor is: 1/5.

The missing sides of figure B are: 2.4, 3.6, and 4.

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