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 .
See also
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