We have a rope and want to cut the rope into four pieces to make a square. Given a rope of length ?�, what is the largest square (by area) that can be built given that a side of the square, ?�, can only be integer values? Units of measurement can be ignored. We are only interested in the numerical value of the solution. Function specifications Argument(s):

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We have a rope and want to cut the rope into four pieces to make a square. Given a rope of length ?�, what is the largest square (by area) that can be built given that a side of the square, ?�, can only be integer values? Units of measurement can be ignored. We are only interested in the numerical value of the solution.

Function specifications

Argument(s):

  • x (float) →→ the length of the rope.

Return:

  • area (int) →→ the area of the square formed by the rope.

?HINT?

The perimeter of the square cannot exceed the length of the rope.

Expected outputs:

largest_square(12) == 9 largest_square(41.5) == 100 largest_square(324) == 6561

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