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ASU 192 All Soviet Union MO 1974 min side of trapezoid, tangent circles

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July 4, 2019
geometrytrapezoidtangent circlesminimum

Problem Statement

Given two circles with the radiuses RR and rr, touching each other from the outer side. Consider all the trapezoids, such that its lateral sides touch both circles, and its bases touch different circles. Find the shortest possible lateral side.