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geometry junior

Problem

Points and are midpoints of the sides of the larger square. If the larger square has area 60, what is the area of the smaller square?
problem
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Drawing segments and , the number of triangles outside square is the same as the number of triangles inside the square. Thus areas must be equal so the area of is half the area of the larger square which is .
Final answer
D