is a square with side length of , and . If the area of quadrilateral can be written as , where and are positive coprime integers, find .
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Considering overlaying four congruent right triangles with legs 3 and 5 (shown in light blue) to form a 5 × 5 square A B C D with side length of 5 and a square hole M N O P in the center. The four dark blue congruent right triangles are the areas where two blue triangles overlap. Therefore, the area of M N O P = the area of square A B C D − the area of 4 blue triangles + the area of 4 dark blue triangles. In formula:
[ M N O P ] = [ A B C D ] − 4 [ A B G ] + 4 [ A F O ] = 5 × 5 − 4 × 2 1 × 3 × 5 − 4 × 3 4 9 × 2 1 × 3 × 5 = 1 7 5 0 △ A B G and △ A F O are similar. ⟹ [ A F O ] = A G 2 A F 2 [ A B G ]
Therefore, m + n = 5 0 + 1 7 = 6 7 .