Consider a square with a side of length 1. Construct another square, inside the first one by connecting the midpoints of the first square. What is the area of the inscribed square? Continue constructing squares in the same way. Find the area of the nth inscribed square.

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Section8.2: Perimeter And Area Of Polygons
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Consider a square with a side of length 1. Construct another square, inside the first one by
connecting the midpoints of the first square. What is the area of the inscribed square?
Continue constructing squares in the same way. Find the area of the nth inscribed square.
Transcribed Image Text:Consider a square with a side of length 1. Construct another square, inside the first one by connecting the midpoints of the first square. What is the area of the inscribed square? Continue constructing squares in the same way. Find the area of the nth inscribed square.
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