SOLUTION: If the length of the side of a square is doubled, what is the ratio of the area of the original square to the area of the new square

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Question 1071460: If the length of the side of a square is doubled, what is the ratio of the area of the original square to the area of the new square
Answer by ikleyn(52800) About Me  (Show Source):
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1%2F4.

1 : 4.

One to four.

4 = 2%5E2.

If the plane figures are similar, then the ratio of their areas is equal to the square of the similarity coefficient.