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What happens to the area of a square when its side length is reduced by half?

(a) The new area is an eighth of the original.

(b) The new area is a quarter of the original

(c) The new area is half of the original

(d) All of these.

(e) none of these

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Remember, the formula of a square is [tex]s^{2}[/tex]. If I half x, [tex](x/2)^{2}[/tex] is the new formula. Because the exponent is around the varialbe(x/2), both are squares. Therefore, the formula is [tex]x^{2} \divide 4[/tex].

Therefore, the new area is B: a quarter of the original.

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