Again With The Tangent Circles?

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Consider the following circles: Γ 1 \Gamma_1 is centered at ( 1 , 0 ) (1,0) with radius 1, Γ 2 \Gamma_2 is centered at ( 1 , 0 ) (-1,0) with radius 1, and Γ 3 \Gamma_3 is centered at ( 0 , 4 ) (0,4) with radius 2.

Now consider all circles that are tangent to Γ 1 \Gamma_1 , Γ 2 \Gamma_2 , and Γ 3 \Gamma_3 . Find the sum of the distinct curvatures of these tangent circles.

Details and assumptions

  • The curvature of a circle is the reciprocal of its radius.
  • We are only summing distinct curvatures, so if there are two circles with the same curvature, only add their curvature once.


The answer is 3.

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Michael Mendrin
Feb 11, 2014

Thing Thing

Mind showing the calculations?

faraz masroor - 7 years, 3 months ago

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