CEMC Galois, 2007

Geometry Difficulty 1.0 Junior Prove it Canada

In the diagram, $AOB$ is a sector of a circle with $\angle AOB = 60^\circ$ . $OY$ is drawn perpendicular to $AB$ and intersects $AB$ at $X$ . What is the length of $XY$ ? Explain how you obtained your answer.

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