Question

what happen to the area of a square when its sides are halved?its area will

Answer 1

when sides are halved its area become 1/4th
bcoz.. area=side * side
if one of them is halved..
then area will be 1/2nd*1/2nd=1/4th..

i guess it will help u

Answer 2

Let a square of side ( x ) unit


Area = side²
Area = ( x )²
Area = x² cm²



When, sides are half of the original

Then,



Area = ( x / 2 )²

Area = x² / 4






Hence, area will be ( 1/4 ) times of the original area.





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