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Four Tangent Circles (Posted on 2003-10-20)

Four circles are tangent to each other and to a triangle that surrounds them, as shown in the figure. Each of the three circles in the corners have a radius of 1 cm. What is the radius of the circle in the middle?

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| Comment 3 of 13 |

(In reply to re: solution by Tristan)

DANG DANG DANG!!!!!

You're right, of course... that's what I meant... congruent. :-)

Posted by SilverKnight on 2003-10-20 22:54:07

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