The figure ABCD is a square that is divided into 4 squares The area of the shaded part is 18 square inches. What is the length of each side of the square

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Yu Xiangxiang · Answer 1 · 2021-03-19T12:57:58+0000

Answer:

Denote x = CD/2 = BC/2

Area of shaded part = x^2/2 = 18 => x^2 = 36 => x =6

Then length of each side of the square = 2x = 2*6 = 12