Question
The side of a square is 7 cm. If its side is doubled, what will be the area of the square?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The area of a square is calculated using the formula:
\[
\text{Area} = \text{side}^2
\]
If the side of the square is 7 cm, the area is:
\[
\text{Area} = 7^2 = 49 \text{ cm}^2
\]
If the side is doubled, the new side length will be:
\[
\text{New side} = 2 \times 7 \text{ cm} = 14 \text{ cm}
\]
Now, we can find the area of the new square:
\[
\text{New Area} = 14^2 = 196 \text{ cm}^2
\]
Therefore, the area of the square after doubling the side is:
\[
\boxed{196 \text{ cm}^2}
\]
\[
\text{Area} = \text{side}^2
\]
If the side of the square is 7 cm, the area is:
\[
\text{Area} = 7^2 = 49 \text{ cm}^2
\]
If the side is doubled, the new side length will be:
\[
\text{New side} = 2 \times 7 \text{ cm} = 14 \text{ cm}
\]
Now, we can find the area of the new square:
\[
\text{New Area} = 14^2 = 196 \text{ cm}^2
\]
Therefore, the area of the square after doubling the side is:
\[
\boxed{196 \text{ cm}^2}
\]