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10. As shown in the figure, two squares ABEG,GECD\mathrm{ABEG}, \mathrm{GECD}, point H\mathrm{H} is the midpoint of GE\mathrm{GE}, DFDC=13\frac{D F}{D C}=\frac{1}{3}. Connect DH\mathrm{DH}, CH\mathrm{CH}, AF\mathrm{AF}, BF\mathrm{BF}. The area of square ABEG\mathrm{ABEG} is m\mathrm{m} square centimeters, and the area of the shaded part is n\mathrm{n} square centimeters. Given that m\mathrm{m} and n\mathrm{n} are positive integers, and m\mathrm{m} has 9 divisors, then the side length of square ABEG\mathrm{ABEG} is \qquad centimeters.

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Solution

【Analysis】As shown in the figure, connect HF\mathrm{HF}. Let's assume the side length of the two squares is a\mathrm{a}. From the given, GH=HE=12a,DF=13a,FC=23a\mathrm{GH}=\mathrm{HE}=\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{a}, \mathrm{DF}=\frac{1}{3} \mathrm{a}, \mathrm{FC}=\frac{2}{3} \mathrm{a}. Since GM//DF\mathrm{GM} / / \mathrm{DF}, we have GMDF=AGAD=12GM=16a\frac{G M}{D F}=\frac{A G}{A D}=\frac{1}{2} \Rightarrow G M=\frac{1}{6} a.

Therefore, MH=GHGM=13a\mathrm{MH}=\mathrm{GH}-\mathrm{GM}=\frac{1}{3} \mathrm{a}.
By the hourglass theorem, HIID=MHDF=1HI=ID\frac{H I}{I D}=\frac{M H}{D F}=1 \Rightarrow H I=I D.
So SHIF=12SHDF=12×13SHDC=12×13×12SGECD=112mS_{H I F}=\frac{1}{2} S_{H D F}=\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{3} S_{H D C}=\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{2} S_{G E C D}=\frac{1}{12} m.

Since EN//CF\mathrm{EN} / / \mathrm{CF}, we have ENCF=BEBC=12EN=13a\frac{E N}{C F}=\frac{B E}{B C}=\frac{1}{2} \Rightarrow E N=\frac{1}{3} a.
So NH=EHEN=16a\mathrm{NH}=\mathrm{EH}-\mathrm{EN}=\frac{1}{6} \mathrm{a}.
By the hourglass theorem, HJJC=HNCF=14HJ=14×JC\frac{H J}{J C}=\frac{H N}{C F}=\frac{1}{4} \Rightarrow H J=\frac{1}{4} \times J C.
So SHJF=15SHCF=15×23SHDC=15×23×12SGECD=115 mS_{H J F}=\frac{1}{5} S_{H C F}=\frac{1}{5} \times \frac{2}{3} S_{H D C}=\frac{1}{5} \times \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{1}{2} S_{G E C D}=\frac{1}{15} \mathrm{~m}.
Therefore, n=112m+115m=320mn=\frac{1}{12} m+\frac{1}{15} m=\frac{3}{20} m.
Since m,n\mathrm{m}, \mathrm{n} are both positive integers, m\mathrm{m} must be a multiple of 20, i.e., m\mathrm{m} contains the prime factors 22 and 55. Also, since m\mathrm{m} has 9 divisors, m=22×52=100\mathrm{m}=2^{2} \times 5^{2}=100.
Therefore, the side length of the square ABEG\mathrm{ABEG} is 10 cm.

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