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Puzzles involving any geometry, including shapes, areas, distances, and angles

Inscribed Squares

Squares Inscribed in Right Triangles

Above are two identical isosceles right triangles containing two inscribed squares.

In one, a perfect square has been inscribed such that two sides line up with the two legs of the right triangle. In the other, a perfect square has been inscribed such that one side lines up with the hypotenuse of the right triangle.

Is the inscribed square on the left larger or the one on the right?

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