Question

Erin is squaring numbers.

She says that it is possible to get an answer that is smaller than the number she started with.

Show that Erin is correct.

Answer 1

For example 1/2 or 0.5.
0,5 x 0.5 is 0.25. because 1/2 of a 1/2 is 1/4 or 0.25 because that is the same like 0.5 and 1/2.
It works the same way as 2 squared = 4 but with getting smaller because it is less than 1.

Answer 2

If you square a number that is less than 1.

For example, say your number was 1/2
the square of 1/2 is (1/2)^2 = (1/2)(1/2) = 1/4