SOLUTION: The midpoints of the sides of a 2m square are joined to form a smaller square. What is the ratio of their areas?
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Question 1123734: The midpoints of the sides of a 2m square are joined to form a smaller square. What is the ratio of their areas?
Answer by LinnW(1048) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The length of a side of the smaller square is
since we have a triangle in the upper left with two side of length 1
The the area of the smaller square is
The area of the larger square is
So the ratio of the larger to the smaller is 4:2 or 2:1
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