Question

What is the scale factor for a line segment that is 10mm long to a line segment that is 5mm long?

Answer 1

\(\bf \cfrac{\cancel{ 10mm }}{\cancel{ 5mm }}\implies ?\)

Answer 2

5mm?

Answer 3

well \(\bf \cfrac{\cancel{ 10mm }}{\cancel{ 5mm }} \ne 5\)

Answer 4

so its just 5?

Answer 5

one can say is 10 to 5, yes or 10:5 or 10/5

there's an assumption you're supposed to simplify it

Answer 6

if you divide top and bottom by 5... what do you end up with?

Answer 7

5/1

Answer 8

2/1

Answer 9

yeap thus the ratio is 2:1 :)

Answer 10

thanks

Answer 11

yw