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Author: Annie Fetter
Description: Geometry, difficulty level 3. In the given picture, square DEFG is inscribed in a right triangle ABC (with right angle at B) with DG on AC, E on AB, and F on BC. If AD is 14 and GC is 29, what's the area of the square?
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