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[hide]Problem
A square with side length is inscribed in an isosceles triangle with one side of the square along the base of the triangle. A square with side length has two vertices on the other square and the other two on sides of the triangle, as shown. What is the area of the triangle?
Solution 1
Let's split the triangle down the middle:
Solution 2
By similarity, the height is and the base is . Thus the area is , or .
~Hefei417, or 陆畅 Sunny from China
See Also
2021 Fall AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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