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HMMT 2008 E1

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Let ABCDA B C D be a unit square (that is, the labels A,B,C,DA, B, C, D appear in that order around the square). Let XX be a point outside of the square such that the distance from XX to ACA C is equal to the distance from XX to BDB D, and also that AX=22A X=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}. Determine the value of CX2C X^{2}.

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\frac{5}{2}

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