document.write( "Question 215951: If I doubled the area of a square, the length of each side could .... ? \n" ); document.write( "
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Area of original square = A\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Double the area, new area = 2A\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Original side of square = s, so A = s^2.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Side of NEW square x^2 = 2A,
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The side is multiplied by a factor of \"sqrt%282%29\".\r
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