document.write( "Question 1093042: If 2 miles of fence enclose a square plot of 160 acres, how large a square will 4 miles of fence enclose \n" ); document.write( "

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As the perimeter (the length of the fence) changes by a certain factor,
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\n" ); document.write( "the surface area changes by the square of the factor.
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