SOLUTION: The length of one side of a square is 20 cm and another square a diagonal of length 20 cm. What is the difference between the areas of above two squares?

Question 818778: The length of one side of a square is 20 cm and another square a diagonal of length 20 cm. What is the difference between the areas of above two squares?
Answer by jhunjiro(67) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Given:
L1=20
D2=20
Solution:
Area of square = s^2
first square
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L=20=s
Area = 20^2
Area of 1st square = 400
2nd square:
D=20
will create a triangle.
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Area =
Area of the 2nd square = 200
Final Solution:
Difference between the Areas = Area of 1st - Area of 2nd
Area = 400 - 200
Area= 200
Final Answer:
the difference between the areas of above two squares is .

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