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circle passing through touchpoints of n circles
Source: Polish MO second round 1954 p1
8/29/2024
The cross-section of a ball bearing consists of two concentric circles
C
C
C
and
C
1
C_1
C
1
, between which there are
n
n
n
small circles
k
1
,
k
2
,
…
,
k
n
k_1, k_2, \ldots, k_n
k
1
,
k
2
,
…
,
k
n
, each of which is tangent to the two adjacent circles and to both circles
C
C
C
and
C
1
C_1
C
1
. Given the radius
r
r
r
of the inner circle
C
C
C
and a natural number
n
n
n
, calculate the radius
x
x
x
of circle
C
2
C_2
C
2
passing through the points of tangency of circles
k
1
,
k
2
,
…
,
k
n
k_1, k_2, \ldots, k_n
k
1
,
k
2
,
…
,
k
n
and the sum
s
s
s
of the lengths of the arcs of circles
k
1
,
k
2
,
…
,
k
n
k_1, k_2, \ldots, k_n
k
1
,
k
2
,
…
,
k
n
that lie outside circle
C
2
C_2
C
2
.
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