SOLUTION: Find the ratio of the area of the small square to the area of the large square http://tinypic.com/r/c8ade/6 (the diagram)

Question 731997: Find the ratio of the area of the small square to the area of the large square
http://tinypic.com/r/c8ade/6 (the diagram)
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the measure of the side of the small square is , its area is .
The Pythagorean theorem says that the diagonal of the small square is .
Since that is the diameter of the circle, and the side of the large square,
the area of the large square is
Then, the ratio of the areas is .
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