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Putnam 1942 A1

Source: Putnam 1942

March 1, 2022
PutnamsquareLocus

Problem Statement

A square of side 2a2a, lying always in the first quadrant of the xyxy-plane, moves so that two consecutive vertices are always on the xx- and yy-axes respectively. Find the locus of the midpoint of the square.