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geometry intermediate

Problem

Square is inscribed in right triangle , as shown below. If units and units, what is the area of square ?

problem
Solution
and , so we know that . Thus, denoting the side length of as , we can create the ratios: , and since is the area of square , is the answer.
Final answer
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