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of the sail on the scale drawing?
We need to use ratios to solve this problem. The ratio of the height to the base in the original triangle is 50/25 = 2/1. The ratio of the height to the base in the scale drawing is 5/x, where x is the length of the base on the scale drawing.
We can set up the following proportion:
2/1 = 5/x
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:
2x = 5
x = 2.5
So the length of the base on the scale drawing is 2.5. Now we can use the formula for the area of a triangle:
A = (1/2)bh
where b is the length of the base and h is the height. Plugging in the values from the scale drawing:
A = (1/2)(2.5)(5)
A = 6.25
So the area of the sail on the scale drawing is 6.25 square units.