a square has a side of 10m. if you halve the two
connecting sides, the area formed by the two connecting halves is what part of the whole square,.

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a square has a side of 10m. if you halve the two
connecting sides, the area formed by the two connecting halves is what part of the whole square,.

anonymous · Answer

I don't understand what you mean by:  if you halve the two connecting sides

anonymous · Answer

Hmm....so think about it this way, all sides are 10 m, so half of that would be 5. And connecting these to half marks would create a triangle, solve for the area of the square, then for the area of the triangle, then Area of triangle/Area of Square is your answer.

anonymous · Answer

$$area=s ^{2}$$
$$new area = (\frac{1}{2}s)^{2}$$
$$new area=\frac{1}{4}s ^{2}$$

anonymous · Answer

what will be the side of the square??

anonymous · Answer

half of the side will be 5m
but, the new square will be 25 m^2 which is one fourth of the original square's area of 100 m^2

anonymous · Answer

am i going to use 5m??

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

The question is slightly ambiguous, I thought the new shape is a triangle. |dw:1347765259370:dw|

anonymous · Answer

So, by my interpretation it would be 1/4.... but @Eleven17  has a valid point... the shape is not defined in the question.  His approx would be 1/8.

anonymous · Answer

Right, @EulerGroupie , I agree that your solution is just as valid as mine based on the interpretation of the question.

anonymous · Answer

Oh, the joys of discovery!

anonymous · Answer

how i will solve it?

anonymous · Answer

Its ambiguous.. I still have trouble with "the two connecting halves" from the question.  Half of the area is 50 or half of the original.... very confusing question.

anonymous · Answer

I think that they are trying to imply one quarter, but say it poorly.  I like @Eleven17  's interpretation because it points out a major flaw in the question (I'm a rebel at heart).  But, I bet they are looking for 1/4.