SOLUTION: a new square is formed by joining the midpoints of the consecutive sides of a square 8 inches on a side. if the process id continued until there are already six squares, find the s
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Question 1044339: a new square is formed by joining the midpoints of the consecutive sides of a square 8 inches on a side. if the process id continued until there are already six squares, find the sum of the areas of all squares in square inches.
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sides of the six squares, in decreasing order, are
8, , 4, , 2, .
The areas are thus
64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2,
and the sum of the areas of the squares is
126 square inches.
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