Asked by sk

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?(1 point)
square feet

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
If the drawing is 1:25 scale then the real sail is 25 times larger in each linear dimension. The drawing's area is (1/2)(1)(2) = 1 ft², and area scales by 25² = 625. So the sail's area = 1·625 = 625 square feet.