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Question 1178368: a non-square rectangle is inscribed in a square so that each vertex of the rectangle is at the trisection point of the different sides of the square. find the ratio of the area of the rectangle to the area of the square.
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a non-square rectangle is inscribed in a square so that each vertex of the rectangle is at the trisection point
of the different sides of the square. find the ratio of the area of the rectangle to the area of the square.
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Let the side of the square be "a" units.


We then have 4 (four) right-angled triangles outside the rectangle,

each having one leg of    units long and the other leg of    units long.


The area of each such a triangle is   = .


The area of 4 (four) such triangles is  .


Thus the area of the rectangle to the area of the square is  .    ANSWER

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