Given the similar triangles at the left, identify the scale factor.

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The scale factor is 1/3.

To find this scale factor, choose a set of sides to compare lengths. For example, taking the left sides of the triangles, which is 9 and 3. 9 is 3 times bigger than the triangle on the right, so that gives us the scale factor of 1/3.

4(3x2y4)3/(2x3y5)4

Final result :

   27

 —————

 4x6y8

Step by step solution :

Step  1  :

Equation at the end of step  1  :

   (((3•(x2))•(y4))3)

 4•——————————————————

     ((2x3•(y5))4)  

Step  2  :

Equation at the end of step  2  :

     ((3x2 • (y4))3)

 4 • ———————————————

        24x12y20    

Step  3  :

            33x6y12

Simplify   ————————

           24x12y20

Dividing exponential expressions :

3.1    x6 divided by x12 = x(6 - 12) = x(-6) = 1/x6

Dividing exponential expressions :

3.2    y12 divided by y20 = y(12 - 20) = y(-8) = 1/y8

Equation at the end of step  3  :

       27  

 4 • ——————

     16x6y8

Step  4  :

Final result :

   27

 —————

 4x6y8