George makes a 1/25 scale drawing of a triangle sail. The triangle in his drawing is 2 feet high and with a base of 1 foot. what is the area of the sail

Answer 1

To find the area of the sail in the drawing, we need to first determine the dimensions of the actual triangle sail.

Since the drawing is at a 1/25 scale, we can calculate the actual height and base of the triangle sail by multiplying the dimensions in the drawing by 25.

Actual height of the triangle sail = 2 feet * 25 = 50 feet
Actual base of the triangle sail = 1 foot * 25 = 25 feet

Now, we can calculate the area of the triangle sail using the formula for the area of a triangle: Area = 0.5 * base * height

Area = 0.5 * 25 feet * 50 feet
Area = 0.5 * 1250 square feet
Area = 625 square feet

Therefore, the area of the triangle sail in the drawing is 625 square feet.