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Statements About Doubling

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February 1, 2009
geometryrectangle

Problem Statement

Of the following statements, the one that is incorrect is: <spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span> Doubling the base of a given rectangle doubles the area. <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ \text{Doubling the base of a given rectangle doubles the area.} <spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span> Doubling the altitude of a triangle doubles the area. <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ \text{Doubling the altitude of a triangle doubles the area.} <spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span> Doubling the radius of a given circle doubles the area. <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ \text{Doubling the radius of a given circle doubles the area.} <spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span> Doubling the divisor of a fraction and dividing its numerator by 2 changes the quotient. <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ \text{Doubling the divisor of a fraction and dividing its numerator by 2 changes the quotient.} <spanclass=′latex−bold′>(E)</span> Doubling a given quantity may make it less than it originally was. <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \text{Doubling a given quantity may make it less than it originally was.}
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