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QUICK! Find the area of the smallest square in the diagram.

A) 25 square feet
B) 5 square feet
C) 313 square feet
D) 13 square feet

QUICK! Find the area of the smallest square in the diagram. A) 25 square feet B) 5 square-example-1

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Answer:

A) 25

Explanation:

sides of top square are all 13 and sides of bottom square are all 12

we now have the hypotenuse (13) and another side length of the triangle (12) using a^2+b^2=c^2 we can find the side of the square then its area.

144+b^2=169

b^2=25

b=5, which means the smallest square's sides are all 5 making it have an area of 25

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Answer:

313 square feet

Explanation:

313 square feet

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