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CEMC Gauss (Grade 8), 2005

Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

In the diagram, a circle is inscribed in a large square and a smaller square is inscribed in the circle. If the area of the large square is $36$ , the area of the smaller square is

(A) $15$ (B) $12$ (C) $9$ (D) $24$ (E) $18$

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