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2010 AMC 10A Problem 2

Problem 2 of 25EasierGeometryArithmetic

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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WLOG, let the side lengths of the squares be 1.1. This means that the length of the rectangle is 4.4. We also have that the width must be 4−1=3.4 - 1 = 3. The desired ratio is then 43.\dfrac{4}{3}. Thus, B is the correct answer.
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