Question

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 ( make your answer short has possible )

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

First, calculate the scale factor:

Scale factor = Actual base length / Scale base length
Scale factor = 25 inches / 10 inches = 2.5

Next, calculate the height of the scaled flag:
Scaled height = Actual height / Scale factor
Scaled height = 15 inches / 2.5 = 6 inches

Now, calculate the area of the scaled flag:
Scaled area = 1/2 * base length * height
Scaled area = 1/2 * 10 inches * 6 inches = 30 square inches

Therefore, the area of Magnolia's scale drawing of the flag is 30 square inches.