The Scale Factor

A rectangle measures 7 inches by 3 inches. Using the dimensions below, match all possible dimensions of a scaled copy. If the dimensions would create a scaled copy, place it in the Scaled Copies box. If the dimensions would NOT be a scaled copy, then place it in the Fake Copy box. Scaled Copies 14 inches by 6 inches 3.5 inches by 1.5 inches 10.5 inches by 4.5 inches Fake Copies 5 inches by 5 inches 8 inches by 4 inches 6.5 inches by 2.5 inches Using the image below, decide whether each statement is true or false. On the left will be the statement, on the right is where you will type true or false. Statement True or False The scale factor from large to small is 3 True Segment GH is three times larger than Segment CD Ture The measure of angle HEF is three times the measure of angle DAB True The length of segment EH is 25 units. False The area of EFGH is four times the area of ABCD False Draw a scaled copy of the polygon using a scale factor of 1.5 and LABEL your new side lengths.Click here for a drawing tutorial.