SOLUTION: two triangles have the same height, the base of one triangle is twice as long as the other, how do the two areas compare?

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Question 221992: two triangles have the same height, the base of one triangle is twice as long as the other, how do the two areas compare?
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The area of a triangle is one-half the base times the height, so if the heights are the same, doubling the length of the base doubles the area.


John