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Author: Annie Fetter
Description: teacher support active problem Geometry, difficulty level 3. Equilateral triangle ABC sits on top of unit square DEFG so that AC is coincident with DE. The triangle is rotated around the outside of the square until it returns to the top edge. How far did point A travel?
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