Primary Divisonal 2012/6
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In this diagram, the area of the larger square is three times of the smaller one. The area of the black shaded part is $12$ square unit. Find the area of the bigger square.
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Re: Primary Divisonal 2012/6
Suppose,the area of the larger square is $x^{2}$ and the area of the smaller square is $y^{2}$.
So,$x^{2}=3y^{2}.
x=\sqrt{3}y$
$\frac{1}{2}\times (\sqrt{3}y+y)(\sqrt{3}y-y)=12$
Or,$\frac{1}{2}\times (3y^{2}-y^{2})=12$
Or,$y^{2}=12$
$\therefore x^{2}=36$
$\therefore$ The area of the bigger square is $36$ square unit
So,$x^{2}=3y^{2}.
x=\sqrt{3}y$
$\frac{1}{2}\times (\sqrt{3}y+y)(\sqrt{3}y-y)=12$
Or,$\frac{1}{2}\times (3y^{2}-y^{2})=12$
Or,$y^{2}=12$
$\therefore x^{2}=36$
$\therefore$ The area of the bigger square is $36$ square unit
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