Indian Mathematical Olympiad 1986 - Problem 3
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August 13, 2009
Pythagorean Theoremgeometryalgebra proposedalgebra
Problem Statement
Two circles with radii a and b respectively touch each other externally. Let c be the radius of a circle that touches these two circles as well as a common tangent to the two circles. Prove that
\frac{1}{\sqrt{c}}\equal{}\frac{1}{\sqrt{a}}\plus{}\frac{1}{\sqrt{b}}