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How will the area of a square change if its side becomes twice as long; 3 times as

long; 10 times as long; n times as long?

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area increase by ( n squared.)

Explanation:

consider a square whose sides are 3 by 3.Its area will be 9. if its length becomes twice as long,i.e 6 by 6 ,the area is 36.The ratio between the areas is 1:4 ,hence does the area.In short ,its area increases by 4 times.

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