Question: In 1925, Zbigniew Morón published a rectangle that could be dissected into nine different sized squares as shown in the diagram. The lengths of the sides of these squares are1,4,7,8,9,10,14,15 and 18. What is the area of Morón’s rectangle?
Answer: There are 9 Square with Side
1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15 & 18
Area of Square = Side²
1² = 1
4² = 16
7² = 49
8² = 64
9² = 81
10² =100
14² = 196
15² = 225
18² = 324
Total Area = 1 + 16 + 49 + 64 + 81 + 100 + 196 + 225 + 324 = 1056
Area of rectangle = 1056
1056 = 33 * 32
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