Which set of two circles has the largest perimeter?
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Let the radii of the two circles of set A be r A 1 and r A 2 and similarly for the remaining two sets. Then we note that 2 ( r A 1 + r A 2 ) = 2 ( r B 1 + r B 2 ) = 2 ( r C 1 + r C 2 ) = h , where h is the vertical distance between the top and bottom parallel lines.
Since the perimeters of the three sets of two circles are: p + A = 2 π ( r A 1 + r A 2 ) = π h , p B = 2 π ( r B 1 + r B 2 ) = π h , and p C = 2 π ( r C 1 + r C 2 ) = π h . ⟹ They all have the same perimeter.