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:thanks
Sorry about the figure.. forgot to attach it. Didn't really seem necessary though! You seem to have got a pretty good hang of the question yourself now!
Anyway, the more you practice, the easier these questions will become since you'll know what to look for.
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Nice question SensibleGuy! +!

sriharimurthy... great explaination! +1

Do you think you can still attach your figure for the rest of us that seem to have trouble following? :oops:

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Nice question SensibleGuy! +!

sriharimurthy... great explaination! +1

Do you think you can still attach your figure for the rest of us that seem to have trouble following? :oops:

Thanks!

Done.

Let me know if any particular step needs clarification.

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2 * (2pi - 120/360 * 2pi) + 2pi - (2* 120/360 * 2 pi)

= 4pi(1 - 1/3) + 2pi - 4pi/3

= 8pi/3 + 2pi/3

= 10pi/3

Answer - C
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You can solve it quickly if you realize that the required perimeter is
3*perimeter of each circle - 4*arc in red (in the figure)
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Each circle is identical with radius 1 so perimeter of a circle is 2*pi

Triangle APQ is equilateral because each side is 1 (each side starts at the center of a circle and touches the circumference) so angle AQP is 60 which means angle AQB is 120. Hence each arc is a third of the perimeter of the circle.

Required perimeter = 3*2*pi - 4*(1/3)*2*pi = (10/3)pi
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It is some what distorted , but Just showing how I saw the diagram to calculate the Perimeter.

I did not calculated any degrees just counted the parts
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