15 POINTS HURRY HELP!!
A country has a flag that is shaped like a rectangle, with a triangle section in the middle. The area of the triangle is 1/5 the area of the entire flag. What is the length of the shortest side of the triangle?

15 POINTS HURRY HELP A country has a flag that is shaped like a rectangle with a triangle section in the middle The area of the triangle is 15 the area of the e class=

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Answer:

Area of rectangle: 7 x 5 =35

Area of triangle: 7 x Base/2 = 35/5 = 7

=> Base/2  = 1

=> Base = 1/2

(Base  = shortest side)

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Answer:

2 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of rectangle: 7 x 5 =35

Area of triangle: 7 x Base/2 = 35/5 = 7

base =2     7 x 2 = 14/2 = 7