Problem:
Four identical squares and one rectangle are placed together to form one large square as shown. The length of the rectangle is how many times as large as its width?
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Solution:
Let be the side length of the smaller square. Then the length of the rectangle is , and the width is . Hence the rectangle length is times as large as its width.
The problems on this page are the property of the MAA's American Mathematics Competitions