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How Do You Find a Scale Factor in Similar Figures?

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Three angles of one triangle are equal to the corresponding angles in another triangle. Use a ratio of corresponding sides to find the scale factor. Actually, there are two scale factor values. The instructor will explain how to get both values.

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Concepts
angles, corresponding sides, congruence, similarity, length, measurement, ratios, scale factors, similar figures, triangles
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Additional Tags
triangles, ratios, angles, corresponding sides, lengths, similar figures, math
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Resource Details
Grade
6th - 10th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:12
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Flipped Classroom
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