A map is being reduced to from a pocket sized version. What is the scale factor being used to reduce the map?

Answer and explanation:

If a map is being reduced to form a pocket sized version then it is being proportionality reduced a smaller size that is required. Cartographers enlarge and reduce maps proportionally to serve different purposes in their study. The map is still the same but smaller in size.

If on a map 2cm represents 2 meters, that is 0.02/2 which evaluates to 1/100, then we are comparing distance and ensuring they are proportional using scale factor(our scale factor is 1:100 here)

i know the answer is 3

step-by-step explanation:

c.   x=2.4cm

step-by-step explanation:

similar triangles are triangles which have the same shape but not the same size. this means their angle measures are equal but their side lengths are not instead they are proportional. to solve, we will set up a proportion and solve.

a proportion is two equal ratios set equal to each other. we form the ratios by finding corresponding sides (sides which match to each other on both triangles by their position). out ratios will be one side of the small triangle over the corresponding side on the big triangle as shown below:

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to solve the proportion, we'll cross multiply by multiplying numerator with denominator across the equal sign.