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Geometric Puzzle Mindbogglers

Here is yet another collection of beautiful, stimulating geometric problems from Catriona Agg (née Shearer).

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This entry was posted in Puzzles and Problems and tagged Catriona Agg, plane geometry on October 2, 2021 by Jim Stevenson.

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