Question

Each side of a triangle is doubled .The percentage increase in the area of the triangle is

Answer 1

Let us assume any triangle and drop a perpendicular from any vertex to opposite side. area of triangle= (base×perpendicular)/2. When we double each side of the triangle, perpendicular also becomes double. So, new area becomes 4 times the original area. Percentage increase=300%

Answer 2

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