Area of a triangle

Line m and line n are parallel lines. BC is a fixed segment on line n. Click on the check box to get the area of Triangle ABC. Then click on the check box again to hide the area. Move A on line m to change the shape of the triangle. How does the area of the triangle change?

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Beth Jordan, August 12, 2008, Created with GeoGebra