The figure given besides shows five squares inside one another by joining the midpoints of the outer square. -Maths 9th

The figure given besides shows five squares inside one another by joining the midpoints of the outer square. -Maths 9th
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(c) \(rac{31}{16}a^2.\)Side of the square I = a ∴ Area of square I = a2= \(\sqrt{rac{a^2}{16}+rac{a^2}{16}}\) = \(\sqrt{rac{2a^2}{16}}\) = \(rac{a}{2\sqrt2}\)∴ Sum of the areas of the five squares= a2 + \(rac{a^2}{2}\) + \(rac{a^2}{4}\) + \(rac{a^2}{8}\) + \(rac{a^2}{16}\)= a2 \(\bigg[1+ rac{1}{2} + rac{1}{4}+rac{1}{8}+rac{1}{16}\bigg]\) = \(rac{31}{16}a^2.\)
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