A square with an area of cap A squared is enlarged to a square with an area of 25 cap A raised to the 2 power How was the side of the smaller square changed?

A square’s area is the side length squared. The area changes from A² to 25A², so the area is multiplied by 25; the side length is therefore multiplied by √25 = 5. The side length was multiplied by 5.

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