George makes a one over 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

Since George's drawing is on a scale of 1:25, the actual dimensions of the sail would be 25 times larger than his drawing.

The actual height of the sail would be 2 feet x 25 = 50 feet.
The actual base of the sail would be 1 foot x 25 = 25 feet.

The area of a triangle is calculated using the formula: area = 1/2 x base x height.

Therefore, the area of the sail would be:
1/2 x 25 feet x 50 feet = 625 square feet.

So, the area of the sail is 625 square feet.