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Inscribed Squares

Move point A and try to minimize the area of the small black square.  What is the ratio of the large square to the small square when the black square is minimized?
Now manipulate the larger square using the two red points.  When the smaller square is minimized, see if the ratio remains the same for any size red square.
Notice the position of A when the area of the black square is minimized.  What is A in terms of the side it is on?