2007-04-17 06:58:55 · 7 answers · asked by Jose G 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
the area is divided by four.
2007-04-17 07:02:29 · answer #1 · answered by Gino R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The area would be reduced to 1/4 of the former
2007-04-17 14:02:38 · answer #2 · answered by santmann2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
area of a square= S x S = S^2 = A
if side = 1/2 S = S/2
then area of this square now is = (S/2) ^2 = S^2 / 4 = A/4
hence area of square becomes 1/4th when its sides are reduced to 1/2 their lengths
2007-04-17 14:26:21 · answer #3 · answered by Sherlock H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the area of a square is reduced by 4 times when the sides are reduced to half
2007-04-17 14:07:56 · answer #4 · answered by thehangingmist 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Area becomes 1/4th of the original area. Let us take an example: The sides of the original square are 10 cms. Area will be 10 X 10 = 100 sq.cm, now the new square has sides of 5 cms each. Its area will be 5 X 5 = 25 sq.cm
2007-04-17 14:03:24 · answer #5 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the area would be 1/4 of it's original size, reduces exponentially
2007-04-17 14:04:42 · answer #6 · answered by sonnie_b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it decreases by a ratio of 4 ( = 2^2).
2007-04-17 14:02:52 · answer #7 · answered by Dr D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋