2015 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 19

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In $\triangle ABC$ , $\angle C = 90^\circ$ and $AB = 12$ . Squares $ABXY$ and $ACWZ$ are constructed outside of the triangle. The points $X$ , $Y$ , $Z$ , and $W$ lie on a circle. What is the perimeter of the triangle?

$\textbf{(A)}\; 12+9\sqrt{3} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\; 18+6\sqrt{3} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\; 12+12\sqrt{2} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\; 30 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\; 32$

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