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Circles Abound! (Posted on 2004-06-16) Difficulty: 4 of 5
Begin with one BLACK circle, and inscribe 4 identical, interior, cyclically tangent, CYAN circles, such that they are also tangent to the black circle.

In each of the four cyan circles, inscribe 4 RED interior circles in exactly the same way.

Finally, inscribe a small GREEN circle in the center of the original black circle, tangent to the cyan circles.

Which is larger, this small green circle, or one of the small red circles?

  Submitted by SilverKnight    
Rating: 4.6667 (6 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
They are precisely the same size from: http://mcraefamily.com/MathHelp/PuzzleCirclesAnswer.htm

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  Subject Author Date
SolutionGooglevije2004-07-09 04:37:21
re: solutionNosher2004-06-17 23:00:24
SolutionColor Blindnessbrianjn2004-06-17 08:34:39
solutionrixar2004-06-16 22:16:29
Solutionjust a series of isosceles right trianglesDanny2004-06-16 15:20:19
Hints/TipsFirst thoughts....Erik O.2004-06-16 14:50:41
SolutionsolutionCharlie2004-06-16 14:43:48
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