What happens to the area of triangle when its base is doubled, height remaining the same?

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As area of triangle, $Δ = \frac{1}{2} \times$ base $\times$ height
Keeping height same, $Δ α$ base $\Rightarrow$ Doubling the base would double the area.

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What happens to the area of triangle when its base is doubled, height remaining the same?

As area of triangle, Δ=12×base × heightKeeping height same, Δα base ⇒ Doubling the base would double the area.

As area of triangle, $Δ = \frac{1}{2} \times$ base $\times$ height
Keeping height same, $Δ α$ base $\Rightarrow$ Doubling the base would double the area.