the midpoints of the sides of the large square are joined to form a smaller square. what is the area of the smaller square

the midpoints of the sides of the large square are joined to form a smaller square what is the area of the smaller square class=

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Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Flip each 45-45-90 triangle inwards (we can do this because it is a square and squares have all four sides equal). You should get a plain old shaded square, which means that the shaded square is half of the area of the square with side length 16 cm. So, we have (16 cm)^2 or 256 cm^2, which, when halved, is 128 cm^2 or B.

Note: Is it a coincidence that it is half? Does this always happen? ;)