To find the area of the sail in the drawing, we first need to calculate the dimensions of the actual sail.
Since the drawing is at a scale of 1/25, we can multiply the height and base of the drawing by 25 to find the dimensions of the actual sail.
Height of the actual sail = (2 feet) * 25 = 50 feet
Base of the actual sail = (1 foot) * 25 = 25 feet
Now we can calculate the area of the actual sail using the formula for the area of a triangle:
Area of a triangle = (1/2) * base * height
Area of the actual sail = (1/2) * 25 feet * 50 feet = 625 square feet
Therefore, the area of the sail is 625 square feet.
George makes a 1/25th scale drawing of a triangualr sail.The triangle in his drawing is 2 feet high with a base of 1 foot .What is the area of the sail
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