Question

if the side of a square is halved,the area of the square becomes?

Answer 1

Let the side of square be a

Area = a^2 --------(1)

New side = a/4

New Area = (a/2)^2

New Area = a^2/4---------(2)


From equation 1 and 2, we get

New Area = Original Area /4

=> Area will be decreased by 4 times