Question
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)
Answers
Bot
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.
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.
Noah
Its 625 not 6.25 your welcome! 100%