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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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The required area is x(x-2)

Posted by K Sengupta on 2022-04-03 05:21:52

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