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OpenStudy (anonymous):

2 Sides of a right triangle have lengths x and y. Represent the change in the triangle's area if the length of one side is doubled and the length of the other is halved.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A = (1/2)xy, so what do you have if you have 2x and (1/2)y? Plug those new values for x and y into the original equation and see what happens to the area.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So wait im lost

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