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PROBLEM 159

In the figure on the left the triangle ABC is isosceles with | AB | = | BC |.  Suppose that AX bisects the angle BAC with X the point of intersection of the angle bisector and the side BC.  Let's fix | OC | = 1.  Imagine the vertex B sliding toward the side AC of the triangle along the perpendicular bisector, BO.   What is the limit of | OX | as B goes to O, that is, what is 

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