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Re: Two side-by-side squares are inscribed in a semicircle as shown above. [#permalink]
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Since the radius is 10. The line segment of diameter = 20

The maximum side of a square is 10. And since other square is smaller. Then its side to the maximum can be 9
Since the maximum of square will never touch the corners.
The side of both square will be less than 9
=> Let Sum of area of square with side 8 & 7 = 64+49 = 113 (Not among option)

=> Let Sum of area of square with side 8 & 6 = 64+36 = 100
The possible biggest area possible in semicircular sphere.

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Two side-by-side squares are inscribed in a semicircle as shown above. If the semicircle has a radius of 10, what is the total area of the two squares?


Everyone has already posted a great solution, so I would just add a different approach that I used.

Assume both the squares to be of same height, this condition will combine the them into a rectangle.
Calculating the area of the rectangle is quite trivial, the length and breadth will come out to be 10√2 and 5√2 respectively.
Area = length * breadth = 100
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Two side-by-side squares are inscribed in a semicircle as shown above. [#permalink]
Provide small square with side a; big square with size b;
Two triangles with r as hypotenuses
Prove that the two triangles are the same size: same corners
Then we have a^2+b^2=r^2

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