2021-12-14

Square inside a semicircle separated by a chord

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Solution 1:

Right side triangles with sides (3, 4, 5) and (S, 5-X, Blue Line):
\[\frac{S}{5-X} = \frac34\]
Triangle inside the square with sides (S, S-X, 5):
\[S^2+(S-X)^2 = 5^2\]
From both equations:
\[S = \frac{105}{29}\]


Solution 2:


Chord theorem at the right corner of square:
\[a(10-a) = S^2\]
Triangles with sides (6, 8, 10) and (S, 10-(a+S), Blue Line):
\[\frac{S}{10-(a+S)} = \frac68\]
From both equations:
\[S = \frac{105}{29}\]
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