SOLUTION: if a rug is 1 meter by 1 meter or 1 meter squared in area if each dimension is doubled by side how would the area change? what would be the are of the new rug compared to the old o

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Question 872178: if a rug is 1 meter by 1 meter or 1 meter squared in area if each dimension is doubled by side how would the area change? what would be the are of the new rug compared to the old one
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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It would be 2 by 2 = 4 sq meters.
4 times the area.
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Area is a function of the square of the dimensions.