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2001 Gauss 8 Problem 18

Two squares are positioned, as shown. The smaller square has side length 1 and the larger square has side length 7. The length of AB is

\textbf{(A)}\ 14\quad \textbf{(B)}\ \sqrt{113}\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 10\quad \textbf{(D)}\ \sqrt{85}\quad \textbf{(E)}\ \sqrt{72}

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