2008 UNCO Math Contest II Problems/Problem 3

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Problem

A rectangle is inscribed in a square creating four isosceles right triangles. If the total area of these four triangles is $200$, what is the length of the diagonal of the rectangle?

[asy] draw((0,0)--(1,0)--(1,1)--(0,1)--cycle,black); draw((0,2/3)--(2/3,0)--(1,1/3)--(1/3,1)--cycle,black); [/asy]

Solution

See Also

2008 UNCO Math Contest II (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 2
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Problem 4
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