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Inscribing Four Circles in a Triangle
Inscribe a circle in a triangle; let
denote its radius. Construct tangents to the inscribed circle parallel to the sides of the triangle. Construct inscribed circles within each of the smaller triangles with radii
,
, and
. Then
.
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Jay Warendorff
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