# Two Squares and a Rectangle in an Octagon _Posted on Jan 26, 2019_ +-- {.image} [[TwoSquaresandaRectangleinanOctagon.png:pic]] > Inside this regular octagon sit two squares of area $8$. What's the area of the shaded rectangle? =-- * Thread [on twitter](https://twitter.com/Cshearer41/status/1089227396954419200) * [[two squares and a rectangle in an octagon techniques]] * [[two squares and a rectangle in an octagon solution]]