document.write( "Question 319080: In the xy-plane, a square is drawn with one vertex at the origin and antoher at the point (5,5). What is the maximum possible area of such a square? I thought the obvious answer was 25, but my answer key says that the answer is 50. How is that answer right? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #228404 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! You're assuming that the diagonal of the square runs from (0,0) to (5,5) (like in the black square). \n" ); document.write( "What if the line from (0,0) to (5,5) is the side of the square (like in the blue square)? \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( " |