George makes a 125
1
25
scale drawing of a triangular sail. The triangle in his drawing is 2 feet high with a base of 1 foot. What is the area of the sail?(1 point)
square feet
The scale of the drawing is 1:25, which means that the measurements on the drawing are 25 times smaller than the actual measurements.
Therefore, the actual height of the sail is 2 feet x 25 = 50 feet, and the actual base of the sail is 1 foot x 25 = 25 feet.
The area of a triangle can be calculated using the formula:
Area = 1/2 * base * height
Plugging in the actual measurements:
Area = 1/2 * 25 * 50 = 625 square feet
Therefore, the area of the sail is 625 square feet.