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. but short
First, we need to find the scale factor:
Scale factor = Actual base length / Scale base length
Scale factor = 25 / 10 = 2.5
Next, we need to find the height of the scale drawing:
Scale height = Actual height / Scale factor
Scale height = 15 / 2.5 = 6 inches
Now, we can find the area of the scale drawing:
Scale area = 1/2 * Scale base length * Scale height
Scale area = 1/2 * 10 * 6 = 30 square inches
Therefore, the area of Magnolia's scale drawing is 30 square inches.