A triangular piece of rubber is stretched equally on all three sides (without distorting or changing its shape) such that the new sides are 2 times the length of the original sides. How does the area of the triangle change?

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anonymous · Answer

The area increases to 2 times the original value. is this correct

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

that's incorrect

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

it might help to draw out an example

say you have this original triangle

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anonymous · Answer

ok is it increases @  4 times or 8 times

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

what is the area of this triangle?

anonymous · Answer

6

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

now let's double each dimension

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