In the figure ABCD is a 3 cm sided square, GC = FC = 1 cm, find the area of EFGC in square centimeter.
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Since FC=GC and by symmetry of the square, EFCG is a kite. Note EDAB has the same internal angles, so EFCG and EDAB are similar.
Since DA/FC=3 and AE+EC= 3 2 , we find AE= 4 9 2 and EC= 4 3 2 .
Then the area of ECG is 2 1 ⋅ 1 ⋅ 4 3 2 sin ( 4 π ) = 8 3 ,
so the area of kite EFCG is 2 ⋅ 8 3 = 4 3 = 0 . 7 5 .
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Draw segment EC and denote the area of triangle FCE by x .
From symmetry the area of GCE is also x , so the area of EFGC is 2 x .
The area of BEF is 2 x as it has the same height and double base compared to CEF.
Note that BGC = BEF + EFGC so has area of 2 x + 2 x = 4 x , but obviously it is one sixth of the big square so its is area is 1.5 square centimetres.
Hence 4 x = 1 . 5 so 2 x = 0 . 7 5 .