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There are 12 gold stars arranged in a circle on a blue background. Giorgi wants to label each star with one of the letters
,
, or
, such that no two consecutive stars have the same letter.
Determine the number of distinct ways Giorgi can label the stars.

Proposed by Giorgi Arabidze, Georgia



Determine the number of distinct ways Giorgi can label the stars.

Proposed by Giorgi Arabidze, Georgia