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Square in a notched square (Posted on 2015-11-25)

Remove a unit square from each corner of a square of side x (with x≥2).

Find, in terms of x, the area of the largest square that can be inscribed in the remaining figure.

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(In reply to A thought (spoiler) by Harry)

Nice one Harry. Quite obvious once you see it.

I used the more complicated quadratic method as Charlie did never noticing the simpler dissection. See the official solution for the source.

Posted by Jer on 2015-11-27 15:44:34

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