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Geometry Level 4

Semicircle A B AB has diameter d d , and semicircles A C AC and C B CB have diameters 10 10 and d 10 d-10 (so 10 < d 10<d ), respectively. Line C D CD is perpendicular to line A B AB .

In the diagram above, inscribe two circles such that one is tangent to semicircles C B CB and A B AB and tangent to line C D CD , and another that is tangent to semicircles A C AC and A B AB and tangent to line C D CD . Call these w 1 { w }_{ 1 } and w 2 { w }_{ 2 } , respectively.

The area of w 1 { w }_{ 1 } is 10 units. Determine the area of w 2 { w }_{ 2 } .


The answer is 10.

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2 solutions

Since X=Y, the area of ω 2 = ω 1 = 10. \omega_2=\omega_1=10.

SwayamS Mohapatra
Feb 23, 2017

Hope it is clear, the following problem refers to ARCHIMEDES TWINS, both the circles inside will have same radius

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