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Problem
A square is given. Points , , , lie on the sides , , , , of this square, respectively, in such a way that the lines and are parallel and so are the lines and . Let be the point of intersection of the lines and . If , , , determine the length of a side of the square . Here we are denoting the length of a line segment also by . 
Solution
Let be the length of a side of the square . Then, we have and . Applying the Pythagorean theorem to the right triangle , we get , from which we get . But from we conclude that , and it is easy to check that does satisfy the requirement of the problem.
Final answer
10
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