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AMC 12 2016a Problem 17

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Let ABCDABCD be a square. Let E,F,GE, F, G and HH be the centers, respectively, of equilateral triangles with bases AB‾,BC‾,CD‾,\overline{AB}, \overline{BC}, \overline{CD}, and DA‾,\overline{DA}, each exterior to the square. What is the ratio of the area of square EFGHEFGH to the area of square ABCDABCD?

\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{2+\sqrt{3}}{3} \textbf{(C)}\ \sqrt{2} \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3}}{2} \textbf{(E)}\ \sqrt{3}

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