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 size(12cm, 12cm); 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)); dot((72/5, 96/5)); label("$A$",(72/5, 96/5),NE); dot((168/5, 24/5)); label("$B$",(168/5, 24/5),NE); dot((24,0)); label("$C$",(24,0),NW); dot((40, 0)); label("$D$",(40, 0),NE); dot((24, 12)); label("$E$",(24, 12),NE); dot((24, -12)); label("$F$",(24, -12),SE); dot((54/5, 72/5)); label("$G$",(54/5, 72/5),NW); dot((0, 0)); label("$O_1$",(0, 0),S); dot((30, 0)); label("$O_2$",(30, 0),S); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/9/9/7/9975c6ddaea7f146407beccec628bc9733c584f7.png)
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Video Solution (Mathematical Dexterity)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NGkVu0kE08
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