Problem:
A square is cut into three rectangles along two lines parallel to a side, as shown. If the perimeter of each of the three rectangles is , then the area of the original square is
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Solution:
Let be the length of the shorter side of one of the rectangles. Then the perimeter of this rectangle is . Since and the area of the square is .