What is the area of the smaller square? Please tell how. Thanks in advance.

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1 Answer
Jan 10, 2018

Area of smaller square is #50#

Explanation:

As the side of larger square is #10#

and diameter of circle is equal to side of larger square

and hence diameter of circle is #10#

In smaller square, it is the diagonal of square which is equal to the diameter of circle

therefore diagonal of smaller square is #10#

As diagonal of a square is #sqrt2# times its side, the side is diagonal divided by #sqrt2#

Hence side of smaller square is #10/sqrt2#

and its area is #10/sqrt2xx10/sqrt2=100/2=50#