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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is a scale factor

OpenStudy (turingtest):

the scale factor is the number that links similar geometric figures. e.g. for an equilateral triangle with sides of length 1, and a similar triangle with sides length 3, the scale factor from the first triangle to the second is 3.

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