You already know that the size of an enlargement is described by its scale factor. For example, a scale factor of 2 means that the side-lengths of the new shape are twice the side-lengths of the ...

The lengths of the larger square are three times as long as the smaller square. The area of the larger square is nine times as large as the area of the smaller square. The area scale factor is 9. This ...

How does scale factor into the practice of architecture? For any architect, scale and proportion are two skills that appear to be the most challenging to master. Scale and proportion are also where a ...