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Area of a square is doubled if the side of the square is doubled.


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Area of a square is doubled if the side of the square is doubled.

False

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We know that, area of square = side × side

As per the condition given in the question, side of the square is doubled = 2 × side

Then, new area = 2side × 2side

= 4 side2

Therefore, side of the square is doubled then the area of the square obtained is 4 times the old area.

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