The area of a triangle is 108. If the height is reduced to one-fourth its original length and the base is quadrupled, what is the new area(1 point)

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The area would not change
The area would not change

27
27

4
4

1/4

Answer 1

The new area would be 27.

Explanation: The area of a triangle is calculated using the formula A = 0.5 * base * height. If the height is reduced to one-fourth its original length and the base is quadrupled, the new area would be 0.5 * 4 * 27 = 27.