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[hide]Problem 19
Circles and are externally tangent to each other, and internally tangent to circle . Circles and are congruent. Circle has radius and passes through the center of . What is the radius of circle ?
Solution
Solution 1
Note that since is the center of the larger circle of radius . Using the Pythagorean Theorem on ,
Now using the Pythagorean Theorem on ,
Substituting ,
Solution 2
We can apply Descartes' Circle Formula.
The four circles have curvatures , and .
We have
Simplifying, we get
See Also
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