Question

What is meant by scale factor

Answer 1

scale factor is a number which multiply some quantities .....the ratio of any two corresponding length in two similar geometric figure is also called as scale factor ....

Answer 2

Answer:

The scale factor is the ratio of the length of a side of one figure to the length of the corresponding side of the other figure. The scale factor is used in making maps. The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground.