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Explain the SOLID principles, with a focus on Liskov Substitution Principle and a code example.
Tests whether you can show LSP concretely -- a subtype must be substitutable for its base type without breaking client expectations -- using the classic Square-extends-Rectangle violation where overriding setWidth/setHeight breaks invariants the client relied on.
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