The scale factor can be calculated by dividing the length of the hypotenuse of the final triangle by the length of the hypotenuse of the original triangle. In this case, the scale factor is 5.1 cm / 6 cm, which is approximately 0.85.
Therefore, the scale factor is 0.85.
hypotenuse of a triangle was
6
6 cm and the hypotenuse of the final triangle was
5.1
5.1 cm. What is the scale factor?
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