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2015 Pascal Problem 17

In the diagram, six identical circles just touch the edges of rectangle PQRS and each circle just touches the adjacent circles. The centres T, V, W, Y of four of these circles form a smaller rectangle TVWY, as shown. The centres U and X lie on this rectangle. If the perimeter of TVWY is 60, what is the area of PQRS?

\textbf{(A)}\ 600\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 900\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 400\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 1200\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 1000

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