A square has its vertices on the edges of a regular hexagon. Two of the edges of the square are parallel to two edges of the hexagon, as shown in the diagram. The sides of the hexagon have length 1. What is the length of the sides of the square?
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5/4
3 - √3
4/3
√2
3/2
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