Two squares and two given areas. What’s the total area?
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Solution
The total area is 59.
Draw containing square & diagonal, giving a square in the bottom corner. Apply symmetries to get 4 triangles area 5, so central square has area 25, side 5 & therefore corner squares have side 2, giving total area, 59.
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