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Unit 3- Mr. Hunt
Scaling shapes and Scaled Drawings unit
Term | Definition |
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Scale Factor | the amount the original dimension is multiplied by to get the new dimension |
reduction | to use a scale factor less than 1 to make a dimension or model smaller |
enlargement | to use a scale factor of more than 1 to make a dimension or model larger |
original/actual/real | possible names for the figure or dimension you start with before scaling |
new/model/scaled/replica | possible names for the figure or dimension you get after you've scaled |
Similar Figure(s) | Figures that have dimensions that are proportional (scaled) versions of each other |
Scale | The ratio of the length in a drawing (or model) to the length of the real thing |