A triangular flag has a height of 15 inches and a base length of 25 inches. Magnolia
makes a scale drawing of the flag in which the base length is 10 inches. What is the area
of Magnolia’s scale drawing? Solve the problem by computing the actual area from the
scale drawing. Show your work. (4 points)
First, we need to find the scale factor used in Magnolia's scale drawing. The original flag's base length is 25 inches and the scaled down base length in the drawing is 10 inches.
Scale factor = 10 / 25
Scale factor = 0.4
Next, we need to find the scaled down height of the flag in the drawing.
Height in drawing = Scale factor * Actual height
Height in drawing = 0.4 * 15
Height in drawing = 6 inches
Now, we can calculate the area of the scale drawing.
Area of scale drawing = 1/2 * base * height
Area of scale drawing = 1/2 * 10 * 6
Area of scale drawing = 30 square inches
Therefore, the area of Magnolia's scale drawing of the flag is 30 square inches.