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ASU 222 All Soviet Union MO 1976 sum of arcs =180^o , 3 equal circles

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July 6, 2019
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Problem Statement

Given three circumferences of the same radius in a plane.
a) All three are crossing in one point KK. Consider three arcs AK,CK,EKAK,CK,EK : the A,C,EA,C,E are the points of the circumferences intersection and the arcs are taken in the clockwise direction. Every arc is inside one circle, outside the second and on the border of the third one. Prove that the sum of the arcs is 180180 degrees.
b) Consider the case, when the three circles give a curvilinear triangle BDFBDF as their intersection (instead of one point KK). The arcs are taken in the clockwise direction. Every arc is inside one circle, outside the second and on the border of the third one. Prove that the sum of the AB,CDAB, CD and EFEF arcs is 180180 degrees.