Question

what will happen to the area of a sqaure if the length of its side is doubled​

Answer 1

Answer:

The area will be four time greater

Step-by-step explanation:

Now let the side be 'a'.

:. area = a²

if side is doubled,then;

side = 2a

:.area = (2a)²

= 4a²

Hence if side is doubled then area will be four times greater.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

let side of the square be =x

area of square = x *x = x^2

if area will be double then side will be = 2x

area will be = 2x*2x

= 4x^2