Scale Factor
Vocabulary
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Corresponding Sides & Angles
Vocabulary
100

What is the scale factor from the small fry to the large fry?


3

100

What is the ratio of the length in a drawing (or model) to the length on the real thing?

Scale Factor

100

If the scale factor is 4, what is the measurement of x?

24m

100

The side CB corresponds to the side ___

ZY

100

What is how much something is per one unit of something else?

Unit Rate

200

Using the scale factor, what is the value of x? 



20

200

What happens when the scale factor is 1.

What is the size stays the same?

200

The value of the unknown side length x is ...

7

200

The side AB corresponds to the side _______

XY

200

What says that two ratios (or fractions) are equal?

Proportions

300

What is the Scale Factor from triangle DEF to triangle D'E'F'?


1.5cm

300

True/False

The corresponding angles of similar figures are always congruent (the same)

What is true?

300

The value of the unknown side length, ? is ...

?=20

300

Which angle corresponds with ∠X?

∠E

300

What is the reduction of the ratio 2:10,

e.g. 1:?

1:5

400

What is the Scale Factor from triangle ABC to triangle DEF?

1/2

400

True or False, when I enlarge a shape, it gets bigger

TRUE

400

The value of the unknown side length ? is ...

 ? = 7.2

400


∠E

400

ABC and DEF are similar.  ABC has side lengths 3, 9, 10 and DEF has side lengths 12,36,40. What is the ratio from ABC to DEF?

1:0.25

500

A flagpole and a model flag pole have a scale factor of 1 in.= 4 ft. If the model pole measures 12 inches, how tall is the pole in feet?

48ft

500

True/False

Multiplying by a scale factor less than 1 causes a shape to get bigger.

What is false?

500

Use the similar triangles below to find the height of the tree.

44ft

500



XY

500

What is the ratio used to reduce PNW?

1:4