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AIME 1997 Problem 6

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Point BB is in the exterior of the regular nn-sided polygon A1A2⋯AnA_1A_2\cdots A_n, and A1A2BA_1A_2B is an equilateral triangle. What is the largest value of nn for which A1A_1, AnA_n, and BB are consecutive vertices of a regular polygon?

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