If each side of a triangle is doubled then find the percentage increase in its area.
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The area of triangle with sides a,b and c is:
When the sides are doubled:
The area gets
The percentage increase would be:
{(1-1/√2)/1/√2}x100
=(1.414-1) x 100
= 41.4 % increment in the area.