SOLUTION: If I were to scale a circle down by a factor of a 1/2 what happens to the area?

SOLUTION: If I were to scale a circle down by a factor of a 1/2 what happens to the area?

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Question 793748: If I were to scale a circle down by a factor of a 1/2 what happens to the area?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You should try this on your own using variables.
Assumed given area:

Scaled down area, using linear :

How does the second area compare to the given original area?
Given Original, .
Scaled Down by Half,
The scaled-down-by-half area is one quarter of the original.
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