CEMC Fryer, 2003

Geometry Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Prove it Canada

Point $E(a,0)$ is on the $x$ -axis such that triangle $CBE$ lies entirely outside square $ABCD$ . If the area of the triangle is equal to the area of the square, what is the value of $a$ ?

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