SOLUTION: The midpoint of all sides of the square is all joined together to create another square inside it (see figure below). If the area of the smaller square is given as 100 m2, find the

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Question 1192226: The midpoint of all sides of the square is all joined together to create another square inside it (see figure below). If the area of the smaller square is given as 100 m2, find the area of the bigger square. ​
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If the area of the smaller square is given as 100 m2, find the area of the bigger square. ​
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The area of the bigger square is two times the area of the smaller square, i.e. 200 m^2.    ANSWER

You can easily see it,  if you draw the diagonals of the smaller square.