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OpenStudy (anonymous):

help me please. What is the ratio of the area of the inner square to the area of the outer square?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

Pythagoreas!!! this is the square used for th egeometric priif. does that help?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(a−b)^2+b^2/a^2 a^2−b^2/a^2 (a−b)^2/(a+b^)2 (ab)^2/(a+b)2 are my options

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and yes a little

OpenStudy (anonymous):

pretty clear that the outer square has area \(a^2\) right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the real question is, what is the area of the inner square

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that would be the square of the distance between \(( 0,b)\)and \((a-b,0)\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

in other words, use the distance formula, but without the square root

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok 1 sec

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dont know actually

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but the answer was (a-b)^2+b^2/a^2

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

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