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Author: Leigh Nataro
Description: teacher support active problem Trig/Calc, difficulty level 3. Find the sum of the perimeters of three nesting squares. Imagine that the process of nesting squares continues forever. The sum of the perimeters approaches a finite number. What is that number?
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