Question

If the dimensions of a figure are doubled, then the area of the figure is___.

Answer 1

Quadrupled

Explanation:

Let us consider rectangle be a figure whose dimensions are
`a and b`.

Then, the area of the rectangle will be:

`A=a{*}b`

`A=ab square units`

Now, If we double the dimensions of the rectangle that is
`2a and 2b`, then the area of the rectangle will become:

`A=2a{*}2b`

`A=4ab square units`

Therefore, if we double the dimensions of the rectangle, the area becomes quadrupled.

Thus, If the dimensions of a figure are doubled, then the area of the figure is Quadrupled.

Answer 2

If the dimensions of a figure are doubled, then the area of the figure is quadrupled.