Kamla draws the parallelogram on the left and then uses a scale factor to create the parallelogram on the right. All measurements are in inches. What scale factor does he use?
left parallelogram: 5 inches bottom 3.5 inches sides
right parallelogram: 0.7 inches bottom 1 inches top.
A. 0.2
B. 5
C. 3.5
D. 4
To find the scale factor, we can compare the corresponding sides of the two parallelograms.
The bottom side of the left parallelogram is 5 inches, and the corresponding bottom side of the right parallelogram is 0.7 inches.
The scale factor is found by dividing the length of the right parallelogram's bottom side by the length of the left parallelogram's bottom side:
0.7 inches / 5 inches ≈ 0.14
Therefore, the scale factor is approximately 0.14.
None of the provided answer choices match the calculated scale factor of 0.14.
To determine the scale factor, we can compare the corresponding measurements of the left and right parallelograms.
For the bottom side, the left parallelogram is 5 inches and the right parallelogram is 0.7 inches. To find the scale factor, we can divide the measurement of the right parallelogram by the measurement of the left parallelogram:
Scale factor for the bottom side = 0.7 inches / 5 inches = 0.14
For the side lengths, the left parallelogram has sides measuring 3.5 inches. However, the right parallelogram doesn't provide information for the side lengths. Therefore, we cannot determine the scale factor for the sides.
Based on the given information, the scale factor can only be calculated for the bottom side. None of the provided answer options match the scale factor of 0.14.
To find the scale factor, you need to calculate the ratio of the corresponding sides of the two parallelograms. In this case, we can compare the bottom sides of the two parallelograms.
The left parallelogram has a bottom side of 5 inches, and the right parallelogram has a bottom side of 0.7 inches.
To find the scale factor, divide the bottom side length of the right parallelogram by the bottom side length of the left parallelogram:
0.7 inches / 5 inches = 0.14
So, the scale factor is 0.14.
None of the answer choices provided match this scale factor.