document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=793748>Question 793748</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If I were to scale a circle down by a factor of a 1/2 what happens to the area? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #480442 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=480442\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You should try this on your own using variables.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assumed given area:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi%2Ar%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi%2Ar%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Scaled down area, using linear <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi%2A%28r%2F2%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi%2A%28r%2F2%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How does the second area compare to the given original area?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given Original, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi%2Ar%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi%2Ar%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Scaled Down by Half, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi%2Ar%5E2%2A%281%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi%2Ar%5E2%2A%281%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The scaled-down-by-half area is one quarter of the original. </SPAN>\n" );
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