A large square is divided into adjacent pairs of smaller squares with integer sides, as shown in the diagram (which is not drawn to scale). Each size of smaller square occurs only twice. The shaded square has sides of length 10.
What is the area of the large square?
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1024
1089
1156
1296
1444
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