Be There or be Square
Source: 2016 AIME II #7
March 17, 2016
AMCAIMEAIME II
Problem Statement
Squares and have a common center and . The area of is , and the area of is a smaller positive integer. Square is constructed so that each of its vertices lies on a side of and each vertex of lies on a side of . Find the difference between the largest and smallest possible integer values of the area of .