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The crown jewel

A regular dodecagon and three equilateral triangles. What’s the proportion purple : green?

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Solution

Purple : green is 2+√3 : 2.

Solution by Kamran Zamani.

Poem

The crown jewel
With stones light and bright
And glittering cristals
Jewels so precious
For king or queen
But much more precious
Are jewels like joy,
Love and life
Friends and family
Are strong feelings of beauty
That makes rich even in poverty

Bella

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