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geometry senior

Problem

Square has side length . Point lies inside the square so that and . The centroids of , , , and are the vertices of a convex quadrilateral. What is the area of that quadrilateral?
problem
Solution
The centroid of a triangle is of the way from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposing side. Thus, the length of any diagonal of this quadrilateral is . The diagonals are also parallel to sides of the square, so they are perpendicular to each other, and so the area of the quadrilateral is .
Final answer
200