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Napoleon's Theorem
First try and explain why (prove) it is true yourself. But if you get stuck, have a look at my book, which contains a discovery of the result and a guided proof (as well as in the Teacher Notes, proofs of the generalizations below) Rethinking Proof with Sketchpad
Then explore the generalizations and variations below, and also try to explain (prove) why they are true.