SOLUTION: If the length of the side of a square is doubled, what is the ratio of the area of the original square to the area of the new square
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Question 1071460: If the length of the side of a square is doubled, what is the ratio of the area of the original square to the area of the new square
Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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1 : 4.
One to four.
4 = .
If the plane figures are similar, then the ratio of their areas is equal to the square of the similarity coefficient.
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