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2011 AMC 12A Problem 15
The circular base of a hemisphere of radius 2 rests on the base of a square pyramid of height 6. The hemisphere is tangent to the other four faces of the pyramid. What is the edge-length of the base of the pyramid?
\textbf{(A)}\ 3\sqrt{2} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{13}{3} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 4\sqrt{2} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{13}{2}
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