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Contents
Problem
Square has side length . Point is on , and the area of is . What is ?
Solution
We are given that the area of is , and that .
The area of a triangle:
Using as the height of ,
and solving for b,
, which is
Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vf843cvVzo?t=0 ~sugar_rush
See also
2013 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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