SOLUTION: if edge of a square is doubled the area of the new square is?

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Question 215542: if edge of a square is doubled the area of the new square is?
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the length of the side on the original square. Then 2x is the length on the larger one
AreaOfSquare+=+Side%5E2
AreaOfOriginalSquare+=+x%5E2
AreaOfBigSqaure+=+%282x%29%5E2+=+4x%5E2
So the bigger square has 4 times the area of the original one