document.write( "Question 672489: draw a square. show how you can double the area of this square and still keep it as a square. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #418067 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let the side of the square = $\"+s+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+A+\"$ = the area of the square
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+A+=+s%5E2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2A+=+2%2As%5E2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2A+=+%28+sqrt%282%29%2As%29%5E2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "note that what you are squaring is the diagonal
\n" ); document.write( "of the square, so just make another square
\n" ); document.write( "using the diagonal of the 1st square
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