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Question
Area of a square is doubled if the side of the square is doubled.
Options
True
False
Solution
This statement is False.
Explanation:
Let the side of a given square be a.
∴ Area of the square = a2
The side of a new square = 2a
∴ Area of the new square = (2a)2 = 4a2
which concludes that the area of the new square is four times the area of the given square.
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