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HMMT 2008 U21

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Let ABCA B C be a triangle with AB=5,BC=4A B=5, B C=4 and AC=3A C=3. Let P\mathcal{P} and Q\mathcal{Q} be squares inside ABCA B C with disjoint interiors such that they both have one side lying on ABA B. Also, the two squares each have an edge lying on a common line perpendicular to ABA B, and P\mathcal{P} has one vertex on ACA C and Q\mathcal{Q} has one vertex on BCB C. Determine the minimum value of the sum of the areas of the two squares.

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\frac{144}{49}

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