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The area of a larger square is 16 times the area of the smaller square. How many times as long is the base of the larger square than the base of the smaller square?
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side of small square --- x
area of small square --- x^2
area of larger square = 16x^2
side of larger square = √(16x^2) = 4x
side of larger is 4 times the side of the smaller
notice that the areas of similar squares are proportional to the square of the their sides
area of small square --- x^2
area of larger square = 16x^2
side of larger square = √(16x^2) = 4x
side of larger is 4 times the side of the smaller
notice that the areas of similar squares are proportional to the square of the their sides
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