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(, Wed 29 Nov 2006, 16:33)
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Shouldn't that be A2?
After all, if the linear measurement was doubled, the area would be quadrupled. Unless you do mean that the person was twice as tall, but just as wide, in which case

Ah fuck it.
(, Mon 22 Aug 2011, 18:10, 1 reply, 13 years ago)
no
Because the paper is twice the size in both dimensions and therefore the aspect remains the same
(, Tue 23 Aug 2011, 0:30, Reply)
Isn't it sqrt(2) times as long and sqrt(2) times as wide?
A3 is twice the area of A4. A3 folded in half (in one dimension) gives A4.
(, Tue 23 Aug 2011, 8:53, Reply)
Well ok,
a person who is 8' 5.8"
(, Tue 23 Aug 2011, 11:00, Reply)

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