To find the scale factor, divide the corresponding side lengths of the two parallelograms.
On the left parallelogram, the length of the longer side is 5 inches, and on the right parallelogram, the length of the corresponding longer side is 0.7 inches.
Therefore, the scale factor for the longer side is:
5 inches / 0.7 inches = 7.14
On the left parallelogram, the length of the shorter side is 3.5 inches, and on the right parallelogram, the length of the corresponding shorter side is 1 inch.
Therefore, the scale factor for the shorter side is:
3.5 inches / 1 inch = 3.5
Based on these calculations, the scale factor Kamla used is either 7.14 or 3.5, depending on which side length you are referring to.
Kamla the parallelogram on the left, and then uses a scale factor to create the parallelogram on the right all measurements are in inches. What scale factor does he use? The left has 3.5in and 5in the right has 1in and 0.7in
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