MHB Union of 2 Squares: How Many Regions Can Mike Get?

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Mike's inquiry revolves around determining the maximum number of regions created by drawing two squares, following a similar exercise with circles that resulted in three regions. The options provided for the number of regions are 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9. Participants in the discussion are tasked with analyzing the geometric interactions of the squares to arrive at the correct answer. The conversation highlights the importance of visualizing overlapping shapes to solve the problem effectively. Ultimately, the goal is to ascertain how many distinct regions can be formed by the intersection of two squares.
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By drawing two circles, Mike obtained a figure, which consists of three regions (see
picture). At most how many regions could he obtain by drawing two squares?
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 8 (E) 9
 
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Hello, bala2014!

By drawing two circles, Mike obtained a figure,
which consists of three regions (see picture). . \bigcirc\!\!\!\!\! \bigcirc
At most how many regions could he obtain
by drawing two squares?

(A) 3 . . (B) 5 . . (C) 6 . . (D) 8 . (E) 9
Code:
                  *
                * 1 *
          * * * * * * * * *
          *8*           *2*
          *               *
        * *               * *
      * 7 *       9       * 3 *
        * *               * *
          *               *
          *6*           *4*
          * * * * * * * * *
                * 5 *
                  *
 
Thank you very much
 
Here is a little puzzle from the book 100 Geometric Games by Pierre Berloquin. The side of a small square is one meter long and the side of a larger square one and a half meters long. One vertex of the large square is at the center of the small square. The side of the large square cuts two sides of the small square into one- third parts and two-thirds parts. What is the area where the squares overlap?

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