Double Triangles And A Circle

Geometry Level 2

There is a circle that touches 3 points of the small triangle. Also it's touching the 3 sides of the bigger triangle. Knowing that both triangles are equilateral triangles, then how many times is the bigger triangle bigger than the smaller one?

3 5 4 2 1 6

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2 solutions

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Sphoorthy Yellapragada - 5 years, 2 months ago

Such a great solution! But I did it in a different way...

Kevin Park - 5 years, 3 months ago

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I did it the difficult way. If you rotate the triangle 180 degrees you will notice its 1/4 of the larger one.

A Former Brilliant Member - 5 years, 3 months ago

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