The flag of Colombia is a rectangle that is 6 ft long with three horizontal stripes.
• The top stripe is 2 ft tall and is yellow.
• The middle stripe is 1 ft tall and is blue.
• The bottom stripe is also 1 ft tall and is red.
a. Suppose you create a scale drawing of the Colombian flag with a scale of 1 cm to 2 ft. Complete the statements about the scale drawing.
To complete the statements about the scale drawing of the Colombian flag with a scale of 1 cm to 2 ft, we will need to find the measurements of the stripes on the scale drawing.
1. The top stripe is 2 ft tall and is yellow. To find its height on the scale drawing, we can use the scale of 1 cm to 2 ft. Since 1 cm represents 2 ft, we can calculate the height of the top stripe on the scale drawing as follows:
Height of top stripe on scale drawing = (2 ft) * (1 cm/2 ft) = 1 cm
Therefore, the height of the top stripe on the scale drawing is 1 cm.
2. The middle stripe is 1 ft tall and is blue. Applying the same scale, we can find its height on the scale drawing:
Height of middle stripe on scale drawing = (1 ft) * (1 cm/2 ft) = 0.5 cm
Hence, the height of the middle stripe on the scale drawing is 0.5 cm.
3. The bottom stripe is also 1 ft tall and is red. By using the scale of 1 cm to 2 ft, we can determine its height on the scale drawing:
Height of bottom stripe on scale drawing = (1 ft) * (1 cm/2 ft) = 0.5 cm
So, the height of the bottom stripe on the scale drawing is 0.5 cm.
In summary, the completed statements about the scale drawing of the Colombian flag are as follows:
- The height of the top stripe on the scale drawing is 1 cm.
- The height of the middle stripe on the scale drawing is 0.5 cm.
- The height of the bottom stripe on the scale drawing is 0.5 cm.