A triangular towelette has a base of 2 inches and a height of 3 inches. What is the area of a towelette with double the base and

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A triangular towelette has a base of 2 inches and a height of 3 inches. What is the area of a towelette with double the base and

double the height? $\text{The area of a towelette with double the base and double the height is }\text{ square inches.}$The area of a towelette with double the base and double the height is

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zysi [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-03T18:08:27+03:00

zysi [14]2 years ago

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A triangle with a base of 2 and a height of 3.

Double the base and it becomes 4, and double the height and it becomes 6.

Area of the new figure = 1/2 * base * height = 1/2 * 4 * 6 = 2 * 6 = 12

The area of a towelette with double the base and double the height is 12 inches^2.