A triangular sail has a height of 50 feet and a base of 25 feet. George makes a scale drawing of the sail in which the height is 5 feet. What is the area of the scale drawing? Write your answer in decimal form.(1 point)
To find the area of the scale drawing, we can use the concept of similarity. Since the height in the scale drawing is 5 feet, and the original height is 50 feet, the scale factor is 5/50 = 1/10.
To find the base of the scale drawing, we can multiply the scale factor by the original base: (1/10) * 25 = 2.5 feet.
Now we can find the area of the scale drawing by multiplying the height and the base: 5 feet * 2.5 feet = 12.5 square feet.
Therefore, the area of the scale drawing is 12.5 square feet.
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The scale factor is 5/50 = 1/10.
To find the area of the scale drawing, we need to square the scale factor and then multiply it by the area of the original triangle:
(1/10)^2 x (1/2) x 25 x 50 = 6.25
Therefore, the area of the scale drawing is 6.25 square feet.