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Look at this square, help ASAP please

Look at this square, help ASAP please-example-1
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Answer:

The new area will be 1/4 of the old area.

Explanation:

If you don't know the answer already from (1/2)^2 = 1/4, you can figure it out.

new area = (1/2·5 mm)·(1/2·5 mm) = (1/2)^2·(5 mm)^2

old area = (5 mm)·(5 mm) = (5 mm)^2

Then the ratio of new area to old area is ...

((1/2)^2·(5 mm)^2)/(5 mm)^2 = (1/2)^2 = 1/4

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When any plane figure has its linear dimensions scaled by a factor of "s", its area will be scaled by a factor of s^2.

Here, s=1/2, and s^2 = 1/4, the ratio of new area to old.

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