Teaching Scale Factor for Geometric Figures Easily
- Scale Up: It means that a smaller figure is enlarged to a larger or bigger one. Whenever the size of a figure is increased, it is known as scale up.
- Scale Down: It means that a larger figure is reduced to a smaller one. Whenever the size of a figure is decreased, it is known as scale down.
Scale Factor: Smaller figure dimensions ÷ Larger figure dimensions |
Here is an example to solve a problem on scale factor. Let’s look at the given example mentioned below to understand more about the scale factor.
Q. There are two rectangles. The dimension of the smaller rectangle is 20 units. And the length of the larger rectangle is 40 units. Find the scale factor.
Answer: Use the Scale Factor Formula i.e.
Smaller figure dimensions ÷ Larger figure dimensions
20/40 = ½
Hence, the scale factor is equivalent to ½.
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