2013 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 9
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Note that because 
and 
are parallel to the sides of 
, the internal triangles 
and 
are similar to , and are therefore also isosceles triangles.
It follows that 
. Thus, 
.
Since opposite sides of parallelograms are equal, the perimeter is 
.
