You have three coins that are identical in appearance. One is counterfeit, and its mass is different

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You have three coins that are identical in appearance. One is counterfeit, and its mass is different from the mass of the two legitimate coins. You also have an equalarm balance (a device that compares the masses of two objects and "balances" if they are equal). Describe how you can determine which is the counterfeit coin and whether it is heavier or lighter than the legitimate coins by making only two measurements with the balance.

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