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document.write( "Let original area = (pi)r^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you couble the radius, area = (pi)(2r)^2 = 4(pi)r^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What happens to the Area of a circle if you square the radius?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you square the radius, area = (pi)(r^2)^2 = r^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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