document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257903>Question 257903</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the vertices of square A are the midpoints of the edges of square B, then what is the ratio of the area of square A to square B? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #189848 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=189848\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let s=side of the larger triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s^2 = area of larger triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A hypotenuse of a triangle formed by .5s and .5s = a side of the smaller triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(.5s)^2=.5s^2 Area of the smaller square and also square of the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5s^2/s^2=.5 ratio of the area of square A to square B.<BR>\n" );
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