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2002 AMC 10AProblem 8P1-10~2 minPrint

Betsy designed a flag using blue triangles, small white squares, and a red center square, as shown. Let BB be the total area of the blue triangles, WW the total area of the white squares, and PP the area of the red square. Which of the following is correct?

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Problem © Mathematical Association of America (MAA), American Mathematics Competitions. Reproduced for non-commercial educational use. Solution and commentary are original to this site. Also appeared as 2002 12A #8.