SOLUTION: If the height and the base of a triangle are doubled, what happens to the area? Explain.

SOLUTION: If the height and the base of a triangle are doubled, what happens to the area? Explain.

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Question 30368: If the height and the base of a triangle are doubled, what happens to the area?
Explain.
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/2BH=AREA
IF B & H ARE DOUBLED THEN THE NEW AREA IS 1/2(2B)(2H)=4 TIMES AREA.
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