Remembering those salad days in geometry class, topped with anchovies and adolescent fugues, and awash with Roquefort dressing
Two squares are superimposed, and their sides make an angle θ = 29.35775354º.
The large outer square has an area of 625 square meters.
Find the area A of the small inner square.
A = ___ square meters
The first correct answer sent to [email protected] wins a gift card worth much ice cream at Tucker’s Ice Cream in Alameda.
Last week’s winner was Summer Lam with A = 3394.334 square units.
Jeff Smith is a former Math teacher and a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. Reach him at [email protected].
