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A square has side length of 8 in. If the area is multiplied by 36, what happens to the side length?

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The original square has the area (8 in)^2 = 64 in^2.

If we mult. this area by 36, we get the area of a larger square 2304 in^2.

The new side length is sqrt(2304 in^2), or 48. In other words, the original square has side length 8 in, but the 'new' square has side length 48 in.
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