SOLUTION: if u tripple the base and double the height of a retangal how would the area change : multi by 2 or 3 or 6 or 2/3

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Question 352216: if u tripple the base and double the height of a retangal how would the area change
: multi by 2 or 3 or 6 or 2/3
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a rectangle is,
A=L%2AW or A=B%2AH using your variables.
If we triple the base, then
B%5B2%5D=3B
and double the height,
H%5B2%5D=2H
Now look at the area,
A%5B2%5D=B%5B2%5D%2AH%5B2%5D
A%5B2%5D=3B%2A2H
A%5B2%5D=6%2ABH
A%5B2%5D=6%2AA
The area is 6 times the original area.
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