A scale factor is a factor that can be used to either increase or decrease the size of a given figure. Therefore, the scale factor of the enlargement is [tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex].
Scale drawing is a type of drawing that requires the use of a factor to either enlarge or reduce the size of a given figure. The factor required is called a scale factor. It can be expressed as:
scale factor = [tex]\frac{length of side of image}{length of side of object}[/tex]
In the given question, the radius of the circle drawn is 3 inches, while that on the wall has a diameter of 4 feet.
Thus;
diameter of circle = 2 * 3
= 6 inches
But;
1 feet = 12 inches
So that;
x = 6 inches
⇒ x = [tex]\frac{6}{12}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
x = 0.5 feet
Thus, the diameter of the circle is 0.5 feet.
So that;
scale factor = [tex]\frac{0.5 feet}{4 feet}[/tex]
= 0.125
scale factor = [tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex]
The scale factor of the enlargement is [tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex].
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