Mensurationhard · Past Paper
The area of an equilateral triangle is A. If the side is doubled, the new area is:
A2A
B4A
C1.44A
D8A
✓ Correct Answer: B — 4A
Area is proportional to side squared. Doubling the side quadruples the area.
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