SOLUTION: The midpoints of the sides of the square whose side is 8 cm are joined to form a smaller square. What is the area of the smaller square?

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Question 1082186: The midpoints of the sides of the square whose side is 8 cm are joined to form a smaller square. What is the area of the smaller square?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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s%2F2=4
So using the Pythagorean theorem,
4%5E2%2B4%5E2=h%5E2
h%5E2=32
and
A=h%5E2
A=32cm%5E2