Two identical circles and a smaller circle are tangent to the two chords and semicircle as shown.
The smaller circle is the largest possible circle that is tangent to the chord and semicircle.
Find the product of the length of the diameter of the semicircle and the length of the diameter of one of the larger inscribed circles, given that the diameter of the smallest circle is 1.
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Let's assume the radius of the big semi-circle is 1
Let's solve for the diameter x of the big circles
Now we need to solve for the radius of the small circle
Since the value of y need to be 1 we calculate the value of x and the value of the diameter of the big semi-circle (D) using proportional relationships. We get x = 8 and D = 2 6
Finally : 8 × 2 6 = 2 0 8