SOLUTION: if each dimension of a rectangular prism is doubled, how is the surface area affected
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if each dimension of a rectangular prism is doubled, how is the surface area affected.
Sol'n:
A=x^2, area is directly proportional to the square of the side
thus,
(A2/A1)= (2x/x)^2
A2=4A1
thus the area two is increases by 4 times or 400% --- answer
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