Wicked circle

Level 2


The answer is 0.73.

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Let O O be the centre of the circle and r r be its radius. Let the perpendicular from O O to side S T ST intersect this side at P P . Then Δ S O P \Delta SOP is right-angled at P P with O P = r , S P = 2 r |OP| = r, |SP| = 2 - r and O S P = 3 0 \angle OSP = 30^{\circ} . Thus

tan ( O S P ) = O P S P tan ( 3 0 ) = r 2 r 1 3 = r 2 r 2 r = 3 r 2 = ( 1 + 3 ) r r = 2 1 + 3 = 3 1 0.732 \tan(\angle OSP) = \dfrac{|OP|}{|SP|} \Longrightarrow \tan(30^{\circ}) = \dfrac{r}{2 - r} \Longrightarrow \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}} = \dfrac{r}{2 - r} \Longrightarrow 2 - r = \sqrt{3}r \Longrightarrow 2 = (1 + \sqrt{3})r \Longrightarrow r = \dfrac{2}{1 + \sqrt{3}} = \sqrt{3} - 1 \approx \boxed{0.732} .

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