SOLUTION: 2. The diagonal of a smaller square is a side of a larger square, as shown below. The area of the smaller square is 36 square centimeters. What is the area of the larger square, in

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Question 591770: 2. The diagonal of a smaller square is a side of a larger square, as shown below. The area of the smaller square is 36 square centimeters. What is the area of the larger square, in square centimeters?
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Half of the small square is one-forth of the large square.

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