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)
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To find the area of Magnolia's scale drawing of the flag, first we need to calculate the scale factor. The scale factor is the ratio of the actual base length to the length in the scale drawing. In this case, the scale factor is 25/10 = 2.5
Next, we need to use the scale factor to find the height of the flag in the scale drawing. Since the height of the actual flag is 15 inches, the height in the scale drawing is 15 / 2.5 = 6 inches.
Now, we can calculate the area of Magnolia's scale drawing of the flag. The area of a triangle is equal to 1/2 times the base length times the height. Plugging in the values, we get 1/2 * 10 * 6 = 30 square inches.
Therefore, the area of Magnolia's scale drawing of the flag is 30 square inches.