Question 412086
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Just because the number is larger doesn't mean anything.  You are comparing apples to oranges.  The sides are linear units and the area is in square units.


Consider a square that is one unit on a side.  The area of such a square would be one square unit.  Now consider a square that is 1/2 unit on a side.  Then the area of that smaller square would be 1/2 times 1/2 = 1/4 square unit.  But if you draw yourself a picture of the situation, you will see that this makes perfectly good sense.


{{{drawing(
500, 500, -1,5,-1,5,
rectangle(0,0,4,4),
rectangle(0,0,2,2))}}}


John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0]
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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