# Four Squares Overlapping a Rectangle _Posted on May 9, 2020_ +-- {.image} [[FourSquaresOverlappingaRectangle.png:pic]] > Each square has area $1$. What’s the area of the large rectangle? =-- * Thread [on twitter](https://twitter.com/Cshearer41/status/1259087361645969409) * [[four squares overlapping a rectangle techniques]] * [[four squares overlapping a rectangle solution]]