October 2011
Problem of the Month

The Math Square

The area of this square joining points, M, A, T, H is 6 square units.

What is the area of the largest square that passes through
all four points, M, A, T, and H?

Solution to the Problem:

The largest square would have an area of 12 square units.

The larger square is double the area of the smaller square:

Correctly solved by:

1. James Alarie	Flint, Michigan
2. Chad Fore	Gate City, Virginia
3. Blace Martin	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
4. John Funk	Ventura, California

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher