MindYourDecisions | Fiendishly Difficult Test Question Baffles Students @MindYourDecisions | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 2 hours ago
This GCSE question is making the rounds since many students found it very challenging. In the diagram, 8 identical regular octagons, with side length x, enclose a shape. What is the area of the enclosed shape? Write your answer in the form p(2 + sqrt(2))x^2 where p is an integer.

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