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2017 AMC 10AProblem 21P21-25~7 minPrint

A square with side length xx is inscribed in a right triangle with sides of length 33 , 44 , and 55 so that one vertex of the square coincides with the right-angle vertex of the triangle. A square with side length yy is inscribed in another right triangle with sides of length 33 , 44 , and 55 so that one side of the square lies on the hypotenuse of the triangle. What is xy\tfrac{x}{y} ?

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