2011 AIME II Problems/Problem 2
Problem 2
On square , point lies on side and point lies on side , so that . Find the area of the square .
Solution
Drawing the square and examining the given lengths, you find that the three segments cut the square into three equal horizontal sections. Therefore, ( being the side length), , or . Solving for , we get , and
Area of the square is .
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