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TrigonometrySuperchallenge

Trigonometry · Superchallenge problem

Start with a segment OA0OA_0 of length 11. Build right triangle OA0A1OA_0A_1 with the right angle at A0A_0 and ∠A0OA1=30∘\angle A_0OA_1 = 30^\circ. Then build right triangle OA1A2OA_1A_2 on the hypotenuse OA1OA_1, with the right angle at A1A_1 and ∠A1OA2=30∘\angle A_1OA_2 = 30^\circ, turning in the same direction, and keep going. The triangles do not overlap until the segment OAnOA_n first lands back on the ray OA0OA_0. Find the length OAnOA_n at that moment.

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