George makes a 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?Z
To find the area of the sail in the drawing, we first need to find the scale factor used in the drawing.
The actual height of the sail is 25 times the height in the drawing, which is 2 feet. So, the actual height of the sail is 25 * 2 = 50 feet.
The actual base of the sail is 25 times the base in the drawing, which is 1 foot. So, the actual base of the sail is 25 * 1 = 25 feet.
Now, we can calculate the area of the sail using the formula for the area of a triangle:
Area = 1/2 * base * height
Area = 1/2 * 25 * 50
Area = 625 square feet
Therefore, the area of the triangular sail is 625 square feet.