Problem:
As shown in the figure, a triangular corner with side lengths is cut from equilateral triangle of side length . The perimeter of the remaining quadrilateral is
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Solution:
The perimeter of is . We delete two segments of length and , and add a segment of length because is also equilateral, since and .) Thus the perimeter of is .