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MathNet 2014 Question 25

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2014

Question 25

Turki has divided a square into finitely many white and green rectangles, each with sides parallel to the sides of the square. Within each white rectangle, he writes down its width divided by its height. Within each green rectangle, he writes down its height divided by its width. Finally, he calculates $S$, the sum of these numbers. If the total area of white rectangles equals the total area of green rectangles, determine the minimum possible value of $S$.

Supplementary illustration (W: white; G: green; illustrative, not necessarily optimal).

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