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Problem 17 (2010 AMC 8)

AMC 8Hard

From module Geometry Basics

Problem

The diagram shows an octagon consisting of 1010 unit squares. The portion below PQ\overline{PQ} is a unit square and a triangle with base 55. If PQPQ bisects the area of the octagon, what is the ratio XQQY\frac{XQ}{QY}? [See figure in original PDF]

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