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`A B C D` is a square of unit area. A circle is tangent to two sides of `A B C D` and passes through exactly one of its vertices. The radius of the circle is a)`2-sqrt(2)` b) `sqrt(2)-1` c)`1//2` d) `1/(sqrt(2))`

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