5 in.
3.5 in.
1 in.
0.7
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?
To find the scale factor, we can compare the corresponding side lengths of the two parallelograms.
In the original parallelogram, the side lengths are 5 inches and 3.5 inches.
In the scaled parallelogram, the corresponding side lengths are 1 inch and 0.7 inches.
To find the scale factor, we can divide the corresponding side lengths:
Scale factor = (1 inch / 5 inches) = 0.2
Therefore, Kamla uses a scale factor of 0.2 to create the parallelogram on the right.