The diagonal of a square is 10 cm. Its area is:
20 cm2
50 cm2
25 cm2
100 cm2
Diagonal using Pythagoras Theorem:
a2 + a2 = 102 2a2 = 100 a2 = 100/2
a2=50 a=7.07 cm (where a is the length of the sides of the square.) Area = 7.072 = 50 cm2
Two lines are drawn parallel to the diagonal of a square as shown in the first figure. Another set of parallel lines are drawn along the second diagonal to form a larger square of the area 100 cm2 as shown in the second figure, then find the area of the original square.