Answer:
If x = 3y and 3y = x, then y = 1/3x.
We can find the side length of square 3 by dividing by 4, which is 9.
Then, we find the side length of square 2 by dividing it by 4, which is 12.
To find the AREA of square 1, we do a^2+b^2=c^2. This is basically adding up area of square 1 and square 2 to get square 3.
a^2+b^2=c^2
9^2+12^2=c^2
81+144=225
So the area is 225 units.
