A piece of square paper with a side length of 20 cm is cut at a 45 degree angle 5 cm from the top (as shown in Figure 5), and a small square is formed in the middle. What is the area of the small square?

A piece of square paper with a side length of 20 cm is cut at a 45 degree angle 5 cm from the top (as shown in Figure 5), and a small square is formed in the middle. What is the area of the small square?

15 × 15 △ 2 × 4 = 450 (square centimeter), 450-20 × 20 = 50 (square centimeter); answer: the area of a small square is 50 square centimeter