so you think you are good at math???

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<p>go to

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</a> for the image you might need ;)</p>

<p>The area of square WXYZ is 25 cm^2. The four smaller squares have sides 1 cm long. In triangle ABC, AB=AC. When triangle ABC is folded over line BC, point A coincides with O, the center of square WXYZ. What is the area of triangle ABC.</p>

<p>make sure i see some work!
good luck!</p>

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<p>Where are the four smaller squares. I only see two things that look like squares, near W and Z, nad even they look like rectangles.</p>

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<p>I'm guessing this is for your homework...and yes, maybe specify the vertices of the four smaller squares, since the drawing isn't to scale.</p>

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<p>It looks like 3.75 cm^2</p>

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<p>That's easy, I just don't want to do your homework for you.</p>

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<p>Yeah, this isn't really challenging at all. Sounds like homework.</p>

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<p>its actually not math hw.</p>

<p>its a math scrambler i wrote for our schools paper.</p>

<p>NO ONE wants to try???</p>

<p>i had only had 5 submissions since the paper was released last friday... no one got it yet</p>

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<p>oh and you don't need the vertices of the smaller squares</p>

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<p>Um, I don't see how there are 4 sqaures with an area of 1.</p>

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<p>I think the scale's off.</p>

<p>I believe the 4 squares are above B and W and below C and Z respectfully.</p>

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<p>its not drawn to scale.</p>

<p>the squares to the left of W and Z and the square above B and below C are the "small squares" with sides of 1 cm</p>

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<p>yes gyroid you are correct... i am not one for drawing pics on paint.</p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>is the answer possibly 6.75 cm^2</p>

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<p>Yea, I think so Pyroman.</p>

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<p>i got 6.75 cm^2</p>

<p>distance from side of square to O = 2.5 cm
width of the long rectangle = 1 cm b/c the squares on the edge = 1 cm
width of small rectangle is same as above
therefore, height of triangle is 4.5 cm</p>

<p>base of triangle is 3 because the width of the square is 5, and the base of the triangle is the width of the square -2 (the 2 1-cm squares)</p>

<p>therefore, the area of the triangle is</p>

<p>1/2(4.5)(3) = 6.75 cm^2</p>

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<p>Got the same....</p>

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<p>correct... sorry i can't give you guys the candy bags... haha</p>

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<p>was it supposed to be hard? Like im not even jokin</p>