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Mathematics

Grade9

Easy

Question

Scale factor of the following similar triangles is

$\frac{1}{6}$
$\frac{1}{2}$
$\frac{3}{4}$
$\frac{2}{3}$

hint Hint:

When two triangles are similar, the reduced ratio of any two corresponding sides is called the scale factor of the similar triangles.

The correct answer is: $fraction numerator 1 over denominator 6 end fraction$

The ratio of two of the lengths of two corresponding sides are,
$fraction numerator B C over denominator F G end fraction equals fraction numerator 8 over denominator 48 end fraction$
$equals fraction numerator 1 over denominator 6 end fraction$
Therefore, Scale factor of the following similar triangles is $1 over 6$ .

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