Problem:
The area of this figure is . Its perimeter is
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[figure consists of four identical squares]
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Solution:
The total area of the four squares is , so the area of each square is . Thus the side of each square is and the perimeter of the figure is .
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The problems on this page are the property of the MAA's American Mathematics Competitions