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A square with an area of A2 is enlarged to a square with an area of 25A2. How was the side of the smaller square changed?

The side length was increased by 5.
The side length was multiplied by 5.
The side length was increased by 10.
The side length was multiplied by 10.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Multiply by 5.

Reason: If the original side is s, area = s^2 = A^2. New area = 25A^2 = (5s)^2, so the new side is 5s — the side was multiplied by 5.