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One leg of a right triangle is increased by 70%, and the other leg is decreased by 70%.  By what percent does the area of the triangle decrease?

 Dec 9, 2022
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Say the sides of the right triangle were x and y. Originally, the area was xy/2

Now the area is 0.3x * 1.7y / 2 = 0.51xy/2

It decreased by 49%

 Dec 9, 2022

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