George makes a 1 over 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?
To find the area of the sail from George's scale drawing, we first need to find the actual dimensions of the triangle.
Since the height of the triangle in the scale drawing is 2 feet and the scale is 1:25, we can calculate the actual height of the triangle as 2 feet * 25 = 50 feet.
Similarly, since the base of the triangle in the scale drawing is 1 foot, the actual base of the triangle is 1 foot * 25 = 25 feet.
Now that we have the actual dimensions of the triangle, we can calculate the area using the formula for the area of a triangle:
Area = 0.5 * base * height
Area = 0.5 * 25ft * 50ft
Area = 0.5 * 1250 ft^2
Area = 625 ft^2
Therefore, the area of the sail is 625 square feet.