The first pentagon is dilated to form the second pentagon. Drag and drop the answer to correctly complete the statement. The scale factor is . A pentagon with a side length of 4. An arrow points to a larger pentagon with a side length of 5
To find the scale factor, we want to find the number that we would multiply 4 by to get 5. This gives us the equation 4x = 5. Solve by dividing both sides by 4: 4x/4 = 5/4 x = 1.25 The scale factor is 1.25.
