Rotating Paper Problem
Source: 2021 AMC 12B #15, AMC 10B #18
November 17, 2021
AMCAMC 12AMC 12 BAMC 10AMC 10 B
Problem Statement
Three identical square sheets of paper each with side length are stacked on top of each other. The middle sheet is rotated clockwise about its center and the top sheet is rotated clockwise about its center, resulting in the -sided polygon shown in the figure below. The area of this polygon can be expressed in the form , where , , and are positive integers, and is not divisible by the square of any prime. What is [asy]
size(160);
defaultpen(linewidth(1.1));
path square = (1,1)--(1,-1)--(-1,-1)--(-1,1)--cycle;
filldraw(square,white);
filldraw(rotate(30)*square,white);
filldraw(rotate(60)*square,white);
dot((0,0),linewidth(7));
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