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Enclosed area (Posted on 2005-02-01)

Imagine a square ABCD with a diagonal BD. Now draw a line EF parallel to BD, such that E lies on BC and F lies on CD. Also length of EF = length of AB. Now Colour the space enclosed by BDFE. Of the square ABCD, what percentage of area is coloured ?

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The rerquired prcentage of area that is colored is 25.

Posted by K Sengupta on 2008-10-15 00:28:48

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