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TOT 282 1991 Spring O J2 apollonius problem CCC, circle ext.tangent to 3 circles

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June 9, 2024
geometrytangent circles

Problem Statement

Each of three given circles with radii 11, rr and rr touches the others from the outside. For what values of rr does there exist a triangle “circumscribed” to these circles? (This means the circles lie inside the triangle, each circle touching two sides of the triangle and each side of the triangle touching two circles.)
(N.B. Vasiliev, Moscow)