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Reuleaux triangle

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This shape looks like a triangle.

ReuleauxTriangle.svg
ReuleauxTriangle.svg
But its sides are curved. It is not a circle. It stays the same width all around. This helps it turn in a square. Can you find this shape? It can be a guitar pick!

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File:ReuleauxTriangle.svg
ReuleauxTriangle.svg
File:Construction triangle Reuleaux.svg
Construction triangle Reuleaux.svg
File:Reuleaux supporting lines.svg
Reuleaux supporting lines.svg
File:Symmetry measure of Reuleaux triangle.svg
Symmetry measure of Reuleaux triangle.svg
File:Reuleaux kite.svg
Reuleaux kite.svg
File:Rotation of Reuleaux triangle.gif
Rotation of Reuleaux triangle.gif
File:Reuleaux triangle 54.JPG
Reuleaux triangle 54.JPG
File:Luch2 greifer.gif
Luch2 greifer.gif
File:Reuleaux triangle shaped window of Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, Bruges.jpg
Reuleaux triangle shaped window of...
File:Leonardo da Vinci’s Mappamundi.jpg
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mappamundi.jpg
File:V-Pick Psychos.JPG
V-Pick Psychos.JPG
File:Smithsonian Submillimeter Array.jpg
Smithsonian Submillimeter Array.jpg

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