Vocabulary
This is what we use when we want to make a figure smaller.
What is a number less than 1
the scale factor from centimeter to meter for the scale: 1cm represents 25m.
What is 25
scale factor =3 find the corresponding length of side c
side a = 4
side b = 3
side c = 5
what is 15
Triangle ABC is a scaled copy of triangle GHI, this is the corresponding point to point H.
What is B
The ratio of the length in a drawing or model to the length on an actual (real life) object
What is the scale factor
the scale factor from meter to centimeter for the scale: 1cm represents 25m.
Double or nothing!
What is 1/25
scale factor = 4
what is the new length of side a
side a = 2.5
side b = 3
side c = 3.5
Double or nothing!
what is 10
Triangle ABC is a scaled copy of triangle GHI, this is the corresponding line segment to AB
What is GH
This is a larger or smaller representation of an object, that keeps its same shape.
What is a Scaled copy
the scale factor from centimeter to meter for the scale: 4cm represents 16m.
What is 4
scale factor = 3.5
side a = 4
side b = 5.5
side c = 2
find the new length of side b
what is 19.25
Triangle ABC is a scaled copy of triangle GHI, this is the corresponding angle to BCA
what is HIG
this is the math operation that we ALWAYS use.
Double or Nothing
what is multiplication
the scale factor from centimeter to meter for the scale: 1/2cm represents 8m.
what is 16
scale factor = 1/2
side a = 2
side b = 4
side c = 5
what is the new length of side b
what is 2
this is what corresponding angles have.
What is the same measurement
what numbers can we use to make a scaled copy bigger than the original
What are numbers greater than 1
the scale factor from meter to centimeter for the scale: 2cm represents 25m.
what is 1/12.5
scale factor = 1/3
side a = 12
side b = 27
side c = 18
find the new length of side c
what is 6
This is a figure that has the same shape but is a different size.
What is a scaled copy?