A developer wants to subdivide a rectangular plot of land measuring 600m by 750m into congruent square lots. What is the side length of the largest possible square??? Plz help!! Thanks :)

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debbieg · Answer

Think of the 600x750 plot as a square with a rectangle tacked onto one side.

Subdividing a square into congruent squares is easy - just evenly divide the side length, right?

So what will "control" the size of the squares of the whole plot, is the size of that rectangle:

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