Enlargements and reductions with scale factors

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Intros
Lessons
  1. What is a scale factor?
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Examples
Lessons
  1. Redraw the letters below using a scale factor of 2.

    1. Enlargements and redraw the graph with scale factors

    2. Enlargements the graph with scale factor given
  2. Redraw the shape using a scale factor of 14\frac{1}{4} .
    Enlarging and reducing shapes with scale factors
    1. The ratio of the length to the width of a window is 3:2. If the window is 8 m wide, what are the dimensions of the window that has a scale factor of:
      Enlargements and reductions with scale factors
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    Topic Notes
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    When you are asked to make an object bigger or smaller, you will ask, "by how much?" In this case, scale factor can help answer the question. In this lesson, we will practice how to enlarge and reduce objects according to the scale factors given to us.
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