2021 Fall AMC 10B Problems/Problem 15
Solution
Note that 
Then, it follows that 
Thus, 
Define 
to be the length of side 
then 
Because 
is the altitude of the triangle, we can use the property that 
Substituting the given lengths, we have ![\[(13-x) \cdot x = 36.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/c/a/6/ca645dc62b5b9083e880a83a0e861099eeec54a2.png)
Solving, gives 
and 
We eliminate the possibilty of 
because 
Thus, the side lengnth of the square, by Pythagorean Theorem, is ![\[\sqrt{9^2 +6^2} = \sqrt{81+36} = \sqrt{117}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/b/3/a/b3ab8ad3129aca4e4a429de69029760e4aaa7cf0.png)
Thus, the area of the sqaure is 
Thus, the answer is 
~NH14
See Also
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