Problem 60999. Total Area Covered by Overlapping Polygons

Given a variable length set of polygon vertex coordinates, compute the total area covered. For example, take two polygons with the following vertex coordinates:
p1=[0.2,0.2; 0.5,0.2; 0.5,0.5; 0.2,0.5];
p2=[0.4,0.4; 0.8,0.4; 0.8,0.8; 0.4,0.8];
The total area covered is the area of the first polygon plus the area of the second polygon minus the overlap. This comes out to 0.24 units.
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Last Solution submitted on Sep 14, 2025

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