Question

what happens to the area of a square if its side is doubled?

Answer 1

it would become double

Answer 2

let the side of square be "a"
$area = {a}^{2}$

when side is doubled
$area = (2a) {}^{2} = 4(a {}^{2} )$


hence area becomes 4 times of initial one


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