Example 5  Power of a Product and Area

If the side of each smaller square is x

Talk About It!
Jared argues that
increasing the side of
each smaller square by
a factor of n would
increase the area of
the canvas by a factor
of n. Is he correct?
Explain your reasoning.
x in.
inches, and the side of the whole
canvas is s inches, then what is the
area of the painting in terms of x?
s in.
The side length of the canvas, s, can
also be described as 5x.
A = s2 Area of a square

= (5x)2 s = 5x
No; sample answer: The
area would increase by a = 52x1·2 Power of a Product
factor of n2. Because = 25x
2
Simplify.
A = s2, if each side were
increased by a factor of n,
the new area would be Check
A = (5xn)2 = 25x2n2. GAME DESIGN Jeanine is designing an early version of a game and

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wants to use a cube to stand in for the character, which she will design
Watch Out! later. She bases the dimensions of the cube around the height of the
1
character, which she defines as __
​​ 8  ​​ x pixels, where x is the height of the
Square Units
Remember to use total game screen. What is the volume of the cube in terms of x? B
1
square units when A. ​​ __   2 pixels
64   ​​x
measuring area.
1
B. ​​ ___  3 pixels
   ​​x
512
1
C. ​​ __ 3
8  ​​x pixels
D. 512x3 pixels

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