Asked by Vernice
Find the area of a square with side a when a=2 in, a=12 in, and a=0.8 in. Are the area of a square and the length of its side directly proportional quantities? Why or why not?
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Answered by
oobleck
surely you know that the area of a square of side a is just A=a^2
To be directly proportional, you must have area A
A = ka, for some constant k
but this is not true.
To be directly proportional, you must have area A
A = ka, for some constant k
but this is not true.
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