Let Δ be the area of a triangle. Find the area of a triangle whose each side is twice the side of the given triangle.
When each side of triangle = a
When a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:
A =
where
[Heron’s Formula]
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A’ =
where
[Heron’s Formula]
When each side of triangle = 2a
=
= 2![]()
A’ = ![]()
A’ =
= 4
= 4A