# Two Squares Overlapping a Third Square _Posted on Jun 15, 2019_ +-- {.image} [[TwoSquaresOverlappingaThirdSquare.png:pic]] > Two of these three squares have area $4$. What's the area of the blue triangle? =-- * Thread [on twitter](https://twitter.com/Cshearer41/status/1139794381702086657) * [[two squares overlapping a third square techniques]] * [[two squares overlapping a third square solution]]