# Three Squares Overlapping a Semi-Circle _Posted on Aug 29, 2019_ +-- {.image} [[ThreeSquaresOverlappingaSemiCircle.png:pic]] > The two smaller squares each have area $4$. What's the area of the larger square? =-- * Thread [on twitter](https://twitter.com/Cshearer41/status/1167031972784496642) * [[three squares overlapping a semi-circle techniques]] * [[three squares overlapping a semi-circle solution]]