A rectangle is 9 inches wide and 5.4 inches tall and a square is 5 inches wide and 3 inches tall
What scale factor was used to enlarge the rectangle in the image? The measurements refer to inches. Give your answer as a decimal
To find the scale factor used to enlarge the rectangle, we need to compare the corresponding side lengths before and after the enlargement.
Before the enlargement, the rectangle was 9 inches wide and 5.4 inches tall.
After the enlargement, the square is 5 inches wide and 3 inches tall.
To find the scale factor for the width, we divide the new width by the old width:
Scale factor (width) = 5 inches / 9 inches ≈ 0.5556
To find the scale factor for the height, we divide the new height by the old height:
Scale factor (height) = 3 inches / 5.4 inches ≈ 0.5556
Since the scale factor is the same for the width and height, we can conclude that the scale factor used to enlarge the rectangle in the image is approximately 0.5556.
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To find the scale factor used to enlarge the rectangle, we need to compare the corresponding side lengths before and after the enlargement.
Before the enlargement, the rectangle was 9 inches wide.
After the enlargement, the square is 5 inches wide.
To find the scale factor for the width, we divide the new width by the old width:
Scale factor (width) = 5 inches / 9 inches ≈ 0.5556
Therefore, the scale factor used to enlarge the rectangle in the image is approximately 0.5556.