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UKMT Junior Mathematical Challenge, 2017

Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

The diagram shows a regular hexagon $PQRSTU$ , a square $PUWX$ and an equilateral triangle $UVW$ . What is the angle $TVU$ ?

(A) $45^\circ$ (B) $42^\circ$ (C) $39^\circ$ (D) $36^\circ$ (E) $33^\circ$

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