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Let the lengths of the sides of the golden triangle in increasing order be c , d , 2 d − c . Let the center of the circle on left be O , that of the circle on the right be P , and the vertices of the different colored triangles on the line O P from O to P be A , B , C , and the common vertex of these triangles be D .
Then ∣ A C ∣ = 2 c − d
From the heights given, we can get the following relations
d = 1 2 3 1 4 6 c
2 d − c = 1 2 3 1 6 9 c
Since lengths of all the sides of the golden triangle are integers, their minimum values are 1 2 3 , 1 4 6 , 1 6 9
Then ∣ O B ∣ = 1 2 3 2 − ( 1 6 9 1 7 5 2 0 ) 2
= 1 6 9 1 1 1 8 7
⟹ ∣ B C ∣ = 1 6 9 9 6 0 0 , ∣ A C ∣ = 1 0 0 ,
∣ A B ∣ = 1 6 9 7 3 0 0 , ∣ O A ∣ = 1 6 9 3 8 8 7 ,
∣ C P ∣ = 4 6
Now, B R + P G = ∣ C P ∣ ∣ O A ∣ + ∣ B C ∣ ∣ A B ∣
= 2 1 + 9 6 7 3 = 9 6 1 2 1
So, a = 1 2 1 , b = 9 6 and a − b = 5