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Note that <math>\triangle BCE</math> is a right triangle. Thus, we do Pythagorean theorem to find that side <math>BC=\sqrt{3}</math>. Since this is the side length of the square, the area of <math>ABCD</math> is <math>3, \boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 3}</math>.  
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Note that <math>\triangle BCE</math> is a right triangle. Thus, we do Pythagorean theorem to find that side <math>BC=\sqrt{3}</math>. Since this is the side length of the square, the area of <math>ABCD</math> is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 3}</math>.  
  
 
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Revision as of 21:16, 7 August 2020

Point $E$ is on side $AB$ of square $ABCD$. If $EB$ has length one and $EC$ has length two, then the area of the square is

$\textbf{(A)}\ \sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \sqrt{5}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 5$

Solution

Note that $\triangle BCE$ is a right triangle. Thus, we do Pythagorean theorem to find that side $BC=\sqrt{3}$. Since this is the side length of the square, the area of $ABCD$ is $\boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 3}$.

~superagh

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