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Devon made a scale drawing of a triangle. He used a scale factor 1/4 to draw the new triangle. How does each side of the new triangle compare to the original?

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The sides of the new triangle compared to the original are 4 times smaller.

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

If two figures are similar, then the ratio of its corresponding sides is proportional and this ratio is called the scale factor

Let

z-----> the scale factor

x----> the corresponding side of new triangle

y----> the corresponding side of the original triangle

[tex]z=\frac{x}{y}[/tex]

we have

[tex]z=\frac{1}{4}[/tex]

substitute

[tex]\frac{1}{4}=\frac{x}{y}[/tex]

[tex]x=\frac{1}{4}y[/tex]

therefore

The sides of the new triangle compared to the original are 4 times smaller.

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