Question

What is the scale factor of Triangle ABC to Triangle DEF?
A.8
B.6
C.1/8
D.1/6

Answer 1

compare a side from triangle DEF and divide it by a homologous side of triangle ABC

Answer 2

huh?

Answer 3

you have 2 isosceles triangles, so you want to compare "similar" sides. There are two sides of length 6 in ABC, and 2 lengths of length 48 in DEF, so you want to compare these sides

Answer 4

mhm

Answer 5

Since going from ABC to DEF means you enlarged your triangle, you want to know how many times it got enlarged by. So you can take a side from DEF and divide by a similar side of ABC

Answer 6

so divide both sides is what you're saying

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

8?

Answer 9

yes =]

Answer 10

thank you :)

Answer 11

your welcome