document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=480525>Question 480525</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two squares are beside each other. One square has 6 times the length of the other square, how many times greater is the area of the larger square? How do you know? Draw both squares using a ruler and prove your results. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #329065 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><B>Edwin McCravy(20056)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Edwin+McCravy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=329065\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 36 times because multiplying the length of each side of a square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by a number increases the area by the SQUARE of the number each<BR>\n" );
document.write( "side was multiplied by, and 6² is 36.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To prove it:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Count the little squares in the big square at the right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You'll find there are 36 of them and each one is the same<BR>\n" );
document.write( "size as the little square at the left.\r<BR>\n" );
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