An Equilateral on a Sliding Segment

Problem

In a rectangle ABCDABCD with AB=23AB = 2\sqrt{3} and BC=6BC = 6, points E,FE, F move along AD,BCAD, BC respectively with CF=2AECF = 2AE. An equilateral triangle EFGEFG is erected on segment EFEF. Find the minimum possible value of DGDG (over both choices of the side of EFEF on which GG lies and all positions of E,FE, F).

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Difficulty8/10
Topicsplane geometry, trigonometry, Extrema, Parametrization, Rotation

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