AMC 12 2005a Problem 7

Square $EFGH$ is inside the square $ABCD$ so that each side of $EFGH$ can be extended to pass through a vertex of $ABCD$. Square $ABCD$ has side length $\sqrt{50}$, $E$ is between $B$ and $H$, and $BE = 1$. What is the area of the inner square $EFGH$?

unitsize(4cm);
defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt)+fontsize(10pt));
pair D=(0,0), C=(1,0), B=(1,1), A=(0,1);
pair F=intersectionpoints(Circle(D,2/sqrt(5)),Circle(A,1))[0];
pair G=foot(A,D,F), H=foot(B,A,G), E=foot(C,B,H);
draw(A--B--C--D--cycle);
draw(D--F);
draw(C--E);
draw(B--H);
draw(A--G);
label("$A$",A,NW);
label("$B$",B,NE);
label("$C$",C,SE);
label("$D$",D,SW);
label("$E$",E,NNW);
label("$F$",F,ENE);
label("$G$",G,SSE);
label("$H$",H,WSW);

$\textbf{(A) } 25 \textbf{(B) } 32 \textbf{(C) } 36 \textbf{(D) } 40 \textbf{(E) } 42$