Enlargement and Scale Factors
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How are the length, area and volume scale factors related?
When two objects are given to be mathematically similar then the length, area and volume scale factors are related as follows:
Length scale factor = k
Area scale factor = k
2
Volume scale factor = k
3
Length, Area and Volume scale factors
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GCSE Maths - Scale Factor Enlargements of Solids (Similar Shapes) Higher A Star OCR AQA
This is a step by step guide on how to find the scale factor when a 2 dimensional or three dimensional shape is enlarged by a factor. The area is increased by the square of the factor and the volume is increased by the cube of the factor
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