A triangle 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 magnolias scale drawling? Solve the problem by computing the actual area from the scale drawing show the work
First, we need to calculate the scale factor. Since the base length of the actual flag is 25 inches and the base length of the scale drawing is 10 inches, the scale factor is 10/25 = 0.4.
Next, we need to calculate the height of the scale drawing using the scale factor. Since the height of the actual flag is 15 inches, the height of the scale drawing is 15 * 0.4 = 6 inches.
Now, we can calculate the area of the scale drawing of the triangle flag using the base length and height we just found. The formula for the area of a triangle is 1/2 * base * height. Plugging in the values, we get:
Area = 1/2 * 10 * 6 = 30 square inches
Therefore, the area of Magnolia's scale drawing of the flag is 30 square inches.