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

Answer 1

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

Since the drawing is at a 1/25 scale, we can multiply the dimensions in the drawing by 25 to get the actual dimensions:

Height of the sail = 2 feet * 25 = 50 feet
Base of the sail = 1 foot * 25 = 25 feet

Now, we can calculate the area of the sail using the formula for the area of a triangle:

Area = 1/2 * base * height
Area = 1/2 * 25 * 50
Area = 1/2 * 1250
Area = 625 square feet

Therefore, the area of the triangular sail is 625 square feet.