George makes a 125
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?
Since George's drawing is on a 1:25 scale, we need to find the actual dimensions of the sail by multiplying the dimensions in the drawing by 25.
The actual height of the sail is 2 feet * 25 = 50 feet.
The actual base of the sail is 1 foot * 25 = 25 feet.
Next, we can calculate the area of the triangle using the formula for the area of a triangle:
Area = 0.5 * base * height
Area = 0.5 * 25 feet * 50 feet
Area = 625 square feet
Therefore, the area of the sail is 625 square feet.