Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
The line and the two axes enclose a triangle.
The graph of a linear equation is a straight line. Put to find where it meets the x-axis, and to find where it meets the y-axis. For , the slope is and the line meets the y-axis at .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. The intercepts. gives . gives .
Step 2. The area. square units.
Step 3. The doubled line. It meets the axes at and . The area is square units.
Answer: square units, then square units. Doubling both sides of the triangle makes its area four times as big.
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