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<math> \text{(A)}\ 1\%~\text{increase}\qquad\text{(B)}\ \frac{1}2\%~\text{increase}\qquad\text{(C)}\ 0\%\qquad\text{(D)}\ \frac{1}2\% ~\text{decrease}\qquad\text{(E)}\ 1\% ~\text{decrease} </math>
 
<math> \text{(A)}\ 1\%~\text{increase}\qquad\text{(B)}\ \frac{1}2\%~\text{increase}\qquad\text{(C)}\ 0\%\qquad\text{(D)}\ \frac{1}2\% ~\text{decrease}\qquad\text{(E)}\ 1\% ~\text{decrease} </math>
 
== Solution ==
 
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== See also ==
 
{{AHSME box|year=1966|num-b=1|num-a=3}} 
 
 
[[Category:Introductory Geometry Problems]]
 
{{MAA Notice}}
 

Latest revision as of 12:47, 16 July 2024

Problem

When the base of a triangle is increased 10% and the altitude to this base is decreased 10%, the change in area is

$\text{(A)}\ 1\%~\text{increase}\qquad\text{(B)}\ \frac{1}2\%~\text{increase}\qquad\text{(C)}\ 0\%\qquad\text{(D)}\ \frac{1}2\% ~\text{decrease}\qquad\text{(E)}\ 1\% ~\text{decrease}$