Scale Factor
Real world application
Finding coordinates before / after a dilation
Scale Factor
Real world application
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What is scale factor?

The scale factor is a number that describes how much a figure is enlarged or reduced

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A model airplane is built at a scale factor ratio of 1:25. If the wingspan of the actual airplane is 50 feet, what is the wingspan of the model airplane?

2 feet

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Point A (20, 10) was dilated by a scale factor of 1/2. What are the coordinates of A'?
A' (10, 5)
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Does a dilation of 5/3 shrink or enlarge (magnify) a figure?

Enlarge (magnify)

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An architect is designing a scale model of a building that is 120 feet tall. They want the model to be 1/20th the size of the actual building. What will the height of the model be?

6 feet

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A(3, 6) A' (9, 18) What is the scale factor?

k=3

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A city map has a scale of 1 inch = 2 miles. If the distance between two landmarks on the map is 4 inches, what is the actual distance between them?

8 miles

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Point A (2,3), Point B (1, -4), and Point C (1, 1) were dilated by a scale factor of 2. What are the coordinates of A', B', C'?
A'(4,6) B'(2, -8) C'(2, 2)
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Angle B is 72 degrees. After a dilation of 1/2, what is the measure of angle B'?
72 degrees.
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  • A map uses a scale factor of 1:50,000. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the cities in miles?

Ft per mile----->5280

2.37 miles

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A(12, 6) A' (2, 1) What is the scale factor?

k=1/6

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An architect creates a blueprint for a house where 1 inch on the plan represents 10 feet in reality. If a room measures 3 inches by 4 inches on the blueprint, what are the actual dimensions of the room?

30 ft x 40 ft

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determine the original coordinates

if the scale factor=12 

A'(48, 60) B'(12, 24) C'(12, 36) D'(108, 72)

A(4 , 5) B (1, 2) C( 1, 3), D (9, 6).

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What is preserved in dilations?
Angle measure
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A gardener has a plot that measures 40 feet by 30 feet. They want to create a scaled drawing of the plot with a scale factor of 1/4. What will be the area of the scaled drawing?

75 ft^2

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How do you find scale factor?
Divide the image length by the original length
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A landscaping company is creating a scale model of a park at a scale of 1:80. If the actual park is 200 meters long, how long will it be in the model?

2.5 meters

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How do you find your new coordinates when you are dilating?

Multiply the original coordinates by the scale factor.

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Where might you see dilations or scale factor outside of school?

There is not one right answer

explain

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A photographer takes a picture of a landscape that is 300 pixels wide. If they want to enlarge the image by a scale factor of 2.5 for printing, what will the width of the printed image be?

750 pixels

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If a figure is getting larger the scale factor is ________. If a figure is getting smaller the scale factor is ________.

greater than 1, less than 1 but greater than 0

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In a video game, a character is represented at a scale of 1:10. If the character is 6 inches tall in the game, how tall is the actual character supposed to be in feet?

5 ft 

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A' (4, 8) B' (2, 5) C' (3,1) Determine the original coordinates if the scale factor is k = 1/2

A(8, 16) B(4, 10) C (6,2)

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In a school art project, students are asked to create a scaled model of their school. If the actual length of the school building is 120 feet, and the students decide to use a scale factor of 1:10 for their model, what will be the length of the building in the model?

12 ft

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A designer is creating a floor plan for a living room that measures 18 feet by 15 feet. They want to create a scaled drawing with a scale factor of 1/6. What will be the dimensions of the living room on the drawing?

3ft x 2.5ft

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