Answer:
A) 21 in²
B) 42 in²
C) 84 in²
D) I) 4 in²
II) 8 in²
III) 16 in²
E) From our calculations, we can see that doubling one part of the dimensions gives an area that is twice the original one while doubling both dimensions gives an area that four times the original one.
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given dimensions of triangle as;
width; w = 3 inches
length; L = 7 inches
A) Area of triangle is;
A = Lw
A = 7 × 3
A = 21 in²
B) If we double the width, then area is;
A = 7 × (2 × 3)
A = 42 in²
Area is twice the original area
C) If we double the width and length, then we have;
Length = 7 × 2 = 14 in
Width = 3 × 2 = 6 in
Area = 14 × 6 = 84 in²
Area is four times the original one
D) Let's try a triangle with base 2 in and height 4 in.
I) formula for area of triangle is;
A = ½ × base × height
A = ½ × 2 × 4
A = 4 in²
II) If we double the width(base) , then area is;
A = ½ × 2 × 2 × 4
A = 8 in²
This is twice the original area.
III) If we double the width(base) and length(height), then we have;
A = ½ × 2 × 2 × 4 × 2
A = 16 in²
This is four times the original area
E) From our calculations, we can see that doubling one part of the dimensions gives an area that is twice the original one while doubling both dimensions gives an area that four times the original one.
