Use the image to answer the question we have a parallelogram that is 5 inches on one side and 3.5 inches on the other side and then on the other parallelogram we have a 1 inch on one side and 0.7 inch on the other side, Tamla draws the parallelogram on the left, and then uses a scale factor to complete the parallelogram on the right all measurements are in inches. What scale factor does he use, is it 53.54 or 0.2
To find the scale factor, we need to compare the corresponding sides of the two parallelograms.
The scale factor is calculated by dividing the length of the corresponding sides of the completed parallelogram by the length of the corresponding sides of the original parallelogram.
For the first pair of corresponding sides:
- In the original parallelogram, one side measures 5 inches, and in the completed parallelogram, the corresponding side measures 1 inch.
So, the scale factor for this pair of sides is 1/5 = 0.2.
For the second pair of corresponding sides:
- In the original parallelogram, one side measures 3.5 inches, and in the completed parallelogram, the corresponding side measures 0.7 inches.
So, the scale factor for this pair of sides is 0.7/3.5 = 0.2.
Since both pairs of corresponding sides have the same scale factor of 0.2, the correct option is 0.2.