*PLEASE ANSWER* If we decrease a dimension on a figure, how is the figure’s area affected? a.) The area decreases. b.) The area becomes 0. c.) The area increases. d.) The area remains the same.

Example: we have a 2 by 3 rectangle with area of 2*3 = 6. If we cut the first dimension in half, then we have a 1 by 3 rectangle that has area 1*3 = 3. The area has decreased. To keep the area the same, we would have to increase the other dimension some specific amount.

answer

d. 10

explanation

the distance from point y to wx is the height of the triangle.

using pythagoras theorem,

group similar terms to get,

this implies that,

take positive square root of both sides to get,

this implies that,