AMC 12 2012b Problem 21
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Square is inscribed in equiangular hexagon with on , on , and on . Suppose that , and . What is the side-length of the square?
size(200);
defaultpen(linewidth(1));
pair A=origin,B=(2.5,0),C=B+2.5*dir(60), D=C+1.75*dir(120),E=D-(3.19,0),F=E-1.8*dir(60);
pair X=waypoint(B--C,0.345),Z=rotate(90,A)*X,Y=rotate(90,Z)*A;
draw(A--B--C--D--E--F--cycle);
draw(A--X--Y--Z--cycle,linewidth(0.9)+linetype("2 2"));
dot("",A,W,linewidth(4));
dot("",B,dir(0),linewidth(4));
dot("",C,dir(0),linewidth(4));
dot("",D,dir(20),linewidth(4));
dot("",E,dir(100),linewidth(4));
dot("",F,W,linewidth(4));
dot("",X,dir(0),linewidth(4));
dot("",Y,N,linewidth(4));
dot("",Z,W,linewidth(4));
\textbf{(A)}\ 29\sqrt{3} \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{21}{2}\sqrt{2}+\frac{41}{2}\sqrt{3} \textbf{(C)}\ 20\sqrt{3}+16\textbf{(D)}\ 20\sqrt{2}+13\sqrt{3} \textbf{(E)}\ 21\sqrt{6}
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