The area of a square is one-fourth as large as the area of a triangle...

Question

One side of the triangle is 16 inches long, and the altitude to that side is the same length as a side of the square. Find the length of a side of the square.

Answer 1

a represents the altitude of the triangle and the sides of the square

area_triangle = 8a

area_square = a²

 

area_square = (1/4)area_triangle

 

Can you solve?