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# If the length of each side of an equilateral triangle were increased

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If the length of each side of an equilateral triangle were increased by 50 percent, what would be the percent increase in the area?

A. 75%
B. 100%
C. 125%
D. 150%
E. 225%

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23 Oct 2018, 21:20
Bunuel wrote:
If the length of each side of an equilateral triangle were increased by 50 percent, what would be the percent increase in the area?

A. 75%
B. 100%
C. 125%
D. 150%
E. 225%

Area of Equilateral Triangle $$= (\frac{√3}{4})*Side^2$$

Let, Side = 4

Earlier Area of Equilateral Triangle $$= (\frac{√3}{4})*4^2 = 4√3$$

After 50% increase in side Area of Equilateral Triangle $$= (\frac{√3}{4})*6^2 = 9√3$$

Percentage Increase = (Final Value - Initial Value)*100 / Initial Value $$= (9√3 - 4√3)*100/(4√3) = 125$$

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23 Oct 2018, 22:07
Let the length of each side be 'a'

So the area of the triangle is A = $$\sqrt{3}$$/4 $$a^2$$

Now the side is increased by 50% i.e, $$a$$ becomes $$1.5a$$

So the area becomes $$\sqrt{3}$$/4 $$(1.5a)^2$$

= $$\sqrt{3}$$/4 * $$2.25a^2$$

= 2.25 * $$\sqrt{3}$$/4 $$a^2$$

= 2.25 * A

The area became 2.25 times the initial area, in turn, 125% more than the original area.

OPTION: C
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23 Oct 2018, 23:52
Bunuel wrote:
If the length of each side of an equilateral triangle were increased by 50 percent, what would be the percent increase in the area?

A. 75%
B. 100%
C. 125%
D. 150%
E. 225%

$$50 + 50 + \frac{50*50}{100}$$

= $$125$$; Answer must be (C)
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16 Oct 2019, 07:31
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16 Oct 2019, 07:41
1/2 * 1.5b *1.5h
= (1.5*1.5) * (1/2 *b * h)
= 2.25 * (1/2 * b * h)
Thus, there is 1.25 times increase in the area of the triangle.
Therefore, the percentage increase is 125%. Answer: C.
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