Sunrise in a Circular Segment

Geometry Level 4

The figure shows three circles and two equilateral triangles inscribed in a circular segment of base length 1 unit.

The two small circles have equal radii. The two equilateral triangles are congruent.

Find the ratio of the area of a green circle to the area of yellow circle, when the area of the green circle is maximum.

22 6 13 22-6\sqrt{13} 23 6 14 23-6\sqrt{14} 24 5 22 24-5\sqrt{22} 21 5 17 21-5\sqrt{17}

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