A line cuts through squares A, B, and C dividing the blue area into two halves. Find the length of the side marked "?".
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The total blue area is 1 0 0 2 + 1 2 0 2 + 8 0 2 = 3 0 8 0 0 . Then half the blue area is 1 5 4 0 0 . Let the length to be found be x . We note that the difference in height between the square B and square C is 1 2 0 − 8 0 = 4 0 . Then we have:
( 1 0 0 + 1 2 0 ) ( 4 0 + x ) + 8 0 x 2 2 ( 4 0 + x ) + 8 x 3 0 x ⟹ x = 1 5 4 0 0 = 1 5 4 0 = 1 5 4 0 − 8 8 0 = 6 6 0 = 3 0 6 6 0 = 2 2