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?
Since the drawing is at a 1/25 scale, we can calculate 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
Now, we can calculate the area of the triangular sail using the formula for the area of a triangle:
Area = 0.5 * base * height
Area = 0.5 * 25 * 50
Area = 0.5 * 1250
Area = 625 square feet
Therefore, the area of the sail is 625 square feet.