Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Photography major - (20 14? Ningbo) A big square and four congruent small squares are placed in two ways as shown in Figure ① and Figure ②, so the big square in Figure ② is not divided into small squares.

(20 14? Ningbo) A big square and four congruent small squares are placed in two ways as shown in Figure ① and Figure ②, so the big square in Figure ② is not divided into small squares.

Let the side length of the big square be x 1 and the side length of the small square be x2, which can be obtained from the equations listed in Figures ① and ②.

x 1+2x2=ax 1? 2x2=b

Solve,

x 1=a+b2x2=a? b4

② The area of the part of a big square that is not covered by a small square =(a+b2)2-4×(a? b4)2=ab。

So the answer is: AB.