How many squares of any size on this chessboard do not contain a rook?
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Hint
The largest square is 4x4 small squares.
Answer
There are 110 squares without a rook.
Reasoning
There are 60 squares of size 1x1.
There are 35 squares of size 2x2.
There are 12 squares of size 3x3.
There are 3 squares of size 4x4.
Giving a total of 60 + 35 + 12 + 3 = 110 squares.
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