Two squares are drawn. The larger Square has area of 400 in.². The area of the two squares have a ratio of 1 to 4. What is the side length S of the smaller square?
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The first thing we must do in this case is to find the area of the smallest square. For this, we use the following relationship: A1 / A2 = 4/1 Substituting: 400 / A2 = 4/1 From here, we clear A2: A2 = (1/4) * (400) A2 = 100 in ^ 2 We now look for the side of the small square, we use the following relationship: A = S ^ 2 We cleared S: S = root (A) S = root (100) S = 10 in Answer: the side length S of the smaller square is: S = 10 in