What happens to the area of a square when its side is halved? Its area will · ABC26GN4419

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Area

What happens to the area of a square when its side is halved? Its area will

(a)remain same

(b)become half

(c)become one-fourth

(d)become double

Answer

Answer (as printed): C

Explanation

$A_{1}=x^{2}$ and $A_{2}=\left(\frac{1}{2} x\right)^{2}=\frac{1}{4} x^{2}=\frac{1}{4} A_{1}$.

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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