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Three points are located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle whose side equals a. They all start moving simultaneously with velocity v constant in modulus. With the first point heading continually for the second, the second for the thrid ,and the thrid for the first. How soon will the points converge ?

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`(2)/(3)(a)/(v)`
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