SOLUTION: ISBN-0618372628
If both the length and the width of a rectangle are doubled, how many times is the area of the resulting rectangle?
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Question 51088: ISBN-0618372628
If both the length and the width of a rectangle are doubled, how many times is the area of the resulting rectangle? Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! X*Y=AREA OF ORIGINAL RECTANGLE SO IF WE DOUBLE BOTH DIMENTIONS WE HAVE
2X*2Y= NEW AREA OR 4X*Y THUS THE ORIGINAL AREA IS INCREASED BY A FACTOR OF 4
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