1998 AJHSME Problems/Problem 20
Problem
Carpet costs 
per square yard and the padding to put under it costs 
per square yard. Felix plans to install padding and carpet in the region shown in the diagram. What is the cost of the carpet and padding needed to exactly cover the room?
Solution
After both folds are completed, the square would become a triangle that has an area of 
of the original square.
Since the area is 
square inches for 
of the square, 
square inches is the area of square 
The length of the side of a square that has an area of 
square inches is 
inches.
Each side is 
inches, so the total perimeter is 
See also
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