SOLUTION: Which of the following describes the effect on the area of a square when the side length is doubled. A. The area is increased by a factor of 4. B. The area remains constant.

Question 1141763: Which of the following describes the effect on the area of a square when the side length is doubled.
A. The area is increased by a factor of 4.
B. The area remains constant.
C. The area is reduced by a factor of 1/2.
D. The area is doubled.
I was thinking that the answer could be D but I'm not sure. Thank you!

Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The answer is A), and you can easily understand it.

When you double the sides of a square, you can place 4 original squares fully covering the new square without overlying.

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