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CONO-SUR 2014 Problem 3

    Let ABCDABCD be a rectangle and PP a point outside of it such that ∠BPC=90∘\angle{BPC} = 90^{\circ} and the area of the pentagon ABPCDABPCD is equal to AB2AB^{2} .

    Show that ABPCDABPCD can be divided in 3 pieces with straight cuts in such a way that a square can be built using those 3 pieces, without leaving any holes or placing pieces on top of each other.

    Note: the pieces can be rotated and flipped over.

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