The large rectangle below is divided into nine squares labeled A through I. The area of square C is 64 square units and the area of square D is 81 square units.
Determine the dimensions of the large rectangle.
Solution to the Problem:
The dimensions of the rectangle are 32 x 33 units.Start with square C and square D to get the sides of those squares.
That yields the dimensions of square I to be 1 x 1.
Then square E has dimensions 10 x 10, and keep working around the figure.
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