Scaling (original) (raw)

TOPICS

Algebra Applied Mathematics Calculus and Analysis Discrete Mathematics Foundations of Mathematics Geometry History and Terminology Number Theory Probability and Statistics Recreational Mathematics Topology

Alphabetical Index New in MathWorld

• Geometry
• Plane Geometry
• Geometric Similarity

Increasing a plane figure's linear dimensions by a scale factor increases the perimeter and the area .

See also

Expansion, Fractal, Geometric Contraction, Homothetic,Self-Similarity

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Cite this as:

Weisstein, Eric W. "Scaling." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Scaling.html

Subject classifications

• Geometry
• Plane Geometry
• Geometric Similarity