if you increase the height by a factor of 3, how much larger will the area be?

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campbell_st · Answer

do a little experiment 

find the area of a rectangle 2 by 3

multiply 1 side by 3 and leave the other side unchanged

what happens to the area

swissgirl · Answer

let x be the height and y be the length
so Area =length*height =x*y=xy
So lets say the height is increased by a factor of 3 so our height becomes 3x
so area =3x*y=3(xy)

nincompoop · Answer

laughing out loud 
length x height ;)

swissgirl · Answer

hahaha shut up -.- 
okkkk width *height

nincompoop · Answer

how about let us ask the girl what shape she thinks she's trying to solve

campbell_st · Answer

well why do they use base and height for parallelograms and triangles and then length and width for rectangles... 

makes it all harder than it is @nincompoop

anonymous · Answer

its a triangle.. and i'm stupid enough y'all have me lost