The height of a triangle is 12 cm. What would the height of a similar triangle be if

[jcooperxo]

The height of a triangle is 12 cm. What would the height of a similar triangle be if a scale factor if 5:3 was used

 

[Deleted member 4993]

The height of a triangle is 12 cm. What would the height of a similar triangle be if a scale factor if 5:3 was used

If you want to change the length of a 30 inch long line - by a scale factor of 1:10 - what would be the final length of the line?

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[HallsofIvy]

Do you know what "scale factor" means? If so the solution should be obvious. If not, look it up. If it is used in a problem in your text, surely your text has a definition.