Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281159
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-115-6

Chapter 7 - Similarity - Chapter Review - Page 480: 3

Answer

scale factor

Work Step by Step

A ratio that compares the lengths of corresponding sides in similar polygons is called the scale factor. This scale factor applies to each set of corresponding sides in the two figures.
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