document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=488537>Question 488537</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose the length and width of the rectangle are doubled. what effect would this have on the area? Justify your answer.      rectangle dimensions = 17ft L<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #333400 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=333400\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A = L * W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this means area equals length times width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you double the length and you double the width, the formula becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 2 * L * 2 * W which is the same as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 2 * 2 * L * W which is the same as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 4 * L * W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you double the length and the width, you are quadrupling the area.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is because 2 * 2 = 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 2 and W = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = 2 * 4 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "double the length and double the width to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 4 and W = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = 4 * 8 = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32 is 4 times as large as 8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you doubled the length and the width and you quadrupled the area.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is because 2 * 2 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you tripled the length and doubled the width, then the area would be 6 times as large because 2 * 3 = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 2 and W = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = 2 * 4 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "double the length and triple the width to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 4 and W = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = 4 * 12 = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48 is 6 times as big as 8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what you did was:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L * W = Area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you doubled the length and tripled the width to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 * L * 3 * W = Area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 * 3 * L * W = Area which becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 * L * W = Area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the area becomes 6 times as large because 2 * 3 = 6.<BR>\n" );
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