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Why isn't the area of a square always greater than the length of one of its sides?
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Why isn't the area of a square always greater than the length of one of its sides?

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when the square has side length 1, the area is equal to the side length

when the side length is larger than 0 but strictly less than one, the side length is a fraction (or irrational) that when squared, actually becomes smaller
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