Question 938858: the sides of square are 10 inches long. if you increase each side by 50% how many square inches will the area of the square grow. Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, lwsshak3:Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A = (10in)(10in) = 100in^2
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increasing each side by 50%
A = (15in)(15in) = 15^2 = 225in^2
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growth is 125in^2 more
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the sides of square are 10 inches long. if you increase each side by 50% how many square inches will the area of the square grow.
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Area of a square varies as the square of its sides.
Area of original square=10*10=100 sq in
Area of new square=(1.5)^2*100=2.25*100=225 sq in
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