George makes a 1/25th scale drawing of a triangualr sail.The triangle in his drawing is 2 feet high with a base of 1 foot .What is the area of the sail
To find the area of the sail in the drawing, we first need to calculate the dimensions of the actual sail.
Since the drawing is at a scale of 1/25, we can multiply the height and base of the drawing by 25 to find the dimensions of the actual sail.
Height of the actual sail = (2 feet) * 25 = 50 feet
Base of the actual sail = (1 foot) * 25 = 25 feet
Now we can calculate the area of the actual sail using the formula for the area of a triangle:
Area of a triangle = (1/2) * base * height
Area of the actual sail = (1/2) * 25 feet * 50 feet = 625 square feet
Therefore, the area of the sail is 625 square feet.