is a rhombus with an interior angle of and has side length . If the two small circles are congruent, what is the ratio of the radius of the large circle to the radius of a small circle? If this ratio is expressed as , where , , and are positive integers and is square-free, submit .
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Let the radius of the small circle be r and the radius of the large circle be R . For any triangle, the line joining a vertex and the incenter bisects the angle of the vertex. Consider △ A B E and its side A B ,
r cot 2 ∠ E A B + r cot 2 ∠ E B A r cot 2 θ + r cot 6 0 ∘ t r + 3 r ⟹ t = A B = 4 = 4 = 4 − 3 r r Let ∠ E A B = θ and t = tan 2 θ
Let ∠ C D E = ϕ and u = tan 2 ϕ . Similarly for △ C D E and side C D , u r + 3 r = 4 ⟹ u = 4 − 3 r r .
Now consider B E + E C = B C :
r cot 6 0 ∘ + r cot 2 6 0 ∘ − θ + r cot 2 1 2 0 ∘ − ϕ + r cot 3 0 ∘ 3 r + 1 − 3 t 3 + t r + 3 − u 1 + 3 u r + 3 r 3 r + 3 − r 3 r + 3 − r r + 3 r 3 4 r + 3 − r 4 r 3 r + 3 − r r r 2 − 3 3 r + 3 ( 3 − r ) 2 − 3 r ( r 3 − 1 ) 2 − ( r 3 − 1 ) − 1 ⟹ r 3 − 1 = 4 = 4 = 4 = 4 = 1 = 0 = 0 = 0 = φ Divide both sides by r 2 where φ = 2 1 + 5 denotes the golden ratio.
Now consider △ A D E and side D A .
R cot 2 6 0 ∘ − θ + R cot 2 1 2 0 ∘ − ϕ R ( 1 − 3 t 3 + t + 3 − u 1 + 3 u ) r R ( 1 − 3 t 3 + t r + 3 − u 1 + 3 u r ) r R ( 3 − r 4 r ) ⟹ r R = 4 = 4 = 4 = 4 = r 3 − 1 = φ = 2 1 + 5 See above
Therefore a + b + c = 1 + 5 + 3 = 8 .