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==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 10:02, 23 July 2024

Problem

One-inch squares are cut from the corners of this 5 inch square. What is the area in square inches of the largest square that can be fitted into the remaining space?

[asy] size(75); draw((0,0)--(0,5)--(5,5)--(5,0)--cycle); filldraw((0,4)--(1,4)--(1,5)--(0,5)--cycle, gray); filldraw((0,0)--(1,0)--(1,1)--(0,1)--cycle, gray); filldraw((4,0)--(4,1)--(5,1)--(5,0)--cycle, gray); filldraw((4,4)--(4,5)--(5,5)--(5,4)--cycle, gray); [/asy]

$\textbf{(A)  } 9\qquad \textbf{(B)  } 12\frac{1}{2}\qquad \textbf{(C)  } 15\qquad \textbf{(D)  } 15\frac{1}{2}\qquad \textbf{(E)  } 17$


Video Solutions

https://youtu.be/rTljQV79PCY

~savannahsolver

https://youtu.be/51K3uCzntWs?t=3358

~ pi_is_3.14

See Also

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