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What is the area of square AFGE?

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by swerve » Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:26 am
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In the figure above, square AFGE is inside square ABCD such that G is on arc BD, which is centered at C. If DC = 8, what is the area of square AFGE (area of the square of side s = s^2)?

$$A.\ 32\left(1-\sqrt{2}\right)$$
$$B.\ 32\left(3-2\sqrt{2}\right)$$
$$C.\ 64\left(\sqrt{2}-1\right)^2$$
$$D.\ 64-16\pi$$
$$E.\ 32-4\pi$$

The OA is B.

Please, can any expert explain this PS question for me? I tried to solve it in the following way,

I can get AC,
$$AC=\sqrt{8^2+8^2}=\sqrt{128}=8\sqrt{2}$$
$$Then,\ AG=AC-8=8\sqrt{2}-8=8\left(\sqrt{2}-1\right)$$
Now, how can I find the area of the square AFGE? I need your help. Thanks.
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by elias.latour.apex » Wed Feb 14, 2018 6:07 am
One formula for the area of the square is diagonal 1 * diagonal 2 / 2 because a square is a form of a rhombus.

I would not expect anyone to know that for the test. I can't help but wonder at the source of this question.
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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:09 am
swerve wrote:Image

In the figure above, square AFGE is inside square ABCD such that G is on arc BD, which is centered at C. If DC = 8, what is the area of square AFGE (area of the square of side s = s^2)?

$$A.\ 32\left(1-\sqrt{2}\right)$$
$$B.\ 32\left(3-2\sqrt{2}\right)$$
$$C.\ 64\left(\sqrt{2}-1\right)^2$$
$$D.\ 64-16\pi$$
$$E.\ 32-4\pi$$
Since DC = 8 = radius of the circle, CG = 8.

We also see that AC = diagonal of square ABCD = 8√2.

Thus, AG = AC - CG = 8√2 - 8 = diagonal of square AFGE. Recall that the area of square with diagonal d is d^2/2. Thus the area of square AFGE is:

(8√2 - 8)^2 / 2

8^2(√2 - 1)^2 / 2

32(√2 - 1)^2

32(2 - 2√2 + 1)

32(3 - 2√2)

Answer: B

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