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Problem 146: (2008 AMC 10A, 25; 2008 AMC12A, 22)
A round table has radius $4$. Six rectangular place mats are placed on the table. Each place mat has width $1$ and length $x$ as shown. They are positioned so that each mat has two corners on the edge of the table, these two corners being end points of the same side of length $x$. Further, the mats are positioned so that the inner corners each touch an inner corner of an adjacent mat. What is $x$? $\mathrm{(A)}\ 2\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}\qquad$ $\mathrm{(B)}\ 3\qquad$ $\mathrm{(C)}\ \frac{3\sqrt{7}-\sqrt{3}}{2}\qquad$ $\mathrm{(D)}\ 2\sqrt{3}\qquad$ $\mathrm{(E)}\ \frac{5+2\sqrt{3}}{2}$
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A round table has radius $4$. Eight rectangular place mats, each with width $1$ and length $x$, are placed on the table so that each mat has two corners on the edge of the table, these two corners being endpoints of the same side of length $x$. Further, the mats are positioned so that the inner corners each touch an inner corner of an adjacent mat. What is $x$?
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