2022 AIME II Problems/Problem 7
Problem
A circle with radius 
is externally tangent to a circle with radius 
. Find the area of the triangular region bounded by the three common tangent lines of these two circles.
Solution 1
![[asy] //Created by isabelchen draw(circle((0,0),24)); draw(circle((30,0),6)); draw((72/5, 96/5) -- (40,0)); draw((72/5, -96/5) -- (40,0)); draw((24, 12) -- (24, -12)); draw((0, 0) -- (40, 0)); draw((72/5, 96/5) -- (0,0)); draw((168/5, 24/5) -- (30,0)); draw((54/5, 72/5) -- (30,0)); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/e/2/ee29435cd8cae62bd60b2c2ecab4496d1094b265.png)
To be continued......
Video Solution (Mathematical Dexterity)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NGkVu0kE08
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