THE UNIT SEMICIRCLE

Geometry Level 2

Two externally tangents circles of radii R 1 R_1 and R 2 R_2 are internally tangent to a unit semi circle. The greatest possible value of R 1 + R_1+ R 2 R_2 = = k k ( k \sqrt k n -n ). Find k + n k+n

[ k is a non perfect square natural number and n is any natural number ]


The answer is 3.

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1 solution

Suhas Sheikh
Jun 9, 2018

Length chasing and usage of the AM-GM inequality are all that this problem needs

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