Vocab
Scale Factor
Scale Factor Part 2
True or False
Miscellaneous/Random
100

To create a scaled copy, we ________all the lengths in the original figure by the same number. This number is called the scale factor.

multiply 

100

What is the length of "?" if the two figures are scaled copies?

 

? = 12

100

If you were asked to draw a scaled copy with a scale factor of 4, the copy would be:

Bigger

Smaller

Same size 

Bigger

Scale factors greater than 1 make the shape bigger

100

Figure B is a scaled copy of Figure A. 

True or False: The scale factor of figure B to figure A is the reciprocal of the scale factor of figure A to figure B.

True!

100

How many minutes is it before you can use the bathroom in class?

10 minutes

200

Scaled copies have _____________ parts. 

Corresponding 

200

What is the length of "?" if the two figures are scaled copies?

 

? = 20

200

Figure L is a scaled copy of Figure S.

What is the scale factor?


Scale Factor =2


200

Figure B is a scaled copy of Figure A. 

True or False: Figure B has the same number of edges as Figure A.

True. They are corresponding parts and are the same shape.

200

What supplies are you expected to have ready each day for class?

Notebook and pencil/pen

300

A scaled copy is a copy of a figure where every ______ in the original figure is multiplied by the same number.

length or side

300

What is the length of "X" if the two figures are scaled copies?


X = 40

300

What is the scale factor?

The scale factor is  0.5 or 1/2 

300

If the scale factor is greater than 1, then the scaled copy will be smaller in comparison to the original figure.

False!

A scale factor greater than 1 will make the copy bigger than the original.

300

How many inches are in 3 feet? 

36inches

400

To create a scaled copy, we multiply all the lengths in the original figure by the same number. This number is called the  ______   ______.

Scale Factor

400

What is the length of "X" if the two figures are scaled copies?

X = 13

400

Figure B is a scaled copy of Figure A.

What is the scale factor?

Scale factor  = 2.5 = 2 1/2 = 5/2 

400

If the scale factor is between 0 and 1, then the scaled copy will be smaller in comparison to the original figure.

True!


Scale factors that are fractions make it smaller 

400

How many feet are in 2 yards? 

6 feet

500

A _________ ________ is the same shape, but a different size.


scaled copy

500

What is the length of "X" if the two figures are scaled copies? 

X = 9.6 m

500

Figures A and B are scaled copies.

The scale factor from A to B is 

7/9

What is the scale factor from Figure B to A?

9/7 = 1 2/7

500

If the scale factor is 1, then the scaled copy will be bigger in comparison to the original figure.

False!

If the scale factor is 1, the scaled copy will be the exact same size as the original.

500

What does centi- mean? 

Example Word: Centimeter

100