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Polygon Perimeter

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January 11, 2009
geometryperimetercalculusintegration

Problem Statement

Three non-overlapping regular plane polygons, at least two of which are congruent, all have sides of length 1 1. The polygons meet at a point A A in such a way that the sum of the three interior angles at A A is 360 360^\circ. Thus the three polygons form a new polygon with A A as an interior point. What is the largest possible perimeter that this polygon can have? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 12<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 14<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 18<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 21<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 24 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 12\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 14\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 18\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 21\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 24