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Geometry Basics · Superchallenge problem

A right triangle has legs 66 and 88. Square XX sits in the right-angle corner: two of its sides lie along the legs and its fourth corner touches the hypotenuse. Square YY has one whole side lying on the hypotenuse, and its other two corners touch the two legs. What is the side of XX divided by the side of YY? Give your answer as a fraction in lowest terms.