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Points A,CA, C, and BB lie on a line in that order such that AC=4A C=4 and BC=2B C=2. Circles ω1,ω2\omega_{1}, \omega_{2}, and ω3\omega_{3} have BC,AC\overline{B C}, \overline{A C}, and AB\overline{A B} as diameters. Circle Γ\Gamma is externally tangent to ω1\omega_{1} and ω2\omega_{2} at DD and EE respectively, and is internally tangent to ω3\omega_{3}. Compute the circumradius of triangle CDEC D E.

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Solution

Let the center of ωi\omega_{i} be OiO_{i} for i=1,2,3i=1,2,3 and let OO denote the center of Γ\Gamma. Then O,DO, D, and O1O_{1} are collinear, as are O,EO, E, and O2O_{2}. Denote by FF the point of tangency between Γ\Gamma and ω3\omega_{3}; then F,OF, O, and O3O_{3} are collinear. Writing rr for the radius of Γ\Gamma we have OO1=r+2,OO2=r+1,OO3=3rO O_{1}=r+2, O O_{2}=r+1, O O_{3}=3-r. Now since O1O3=1O_{1} O_{3}=1 and O3O2=2O_{3} O_{2}=2, we apply Stewart's theorem: OO12O2O3+OO22O1O3=OO32O1O2+O1O3O3O2O1O22(r+2)2+(r+1)2=3(3r)2+123\begin{aligned} O O_{1}^{2} \cdot O_{2} O_{3}+O O_{2}^{2} \cdot O_{1} O_{3} & =O O_{3}^{2} \cdot O_{1} O_{2}+O_{1} O_{3} \cdot O_{3} O_{2} \cdot O_{1} O_{2} \\ 2(r+2)^{2}+(r+1)^{2} & =3(3-r)^{2}+1 \cdot 2 \cdot 3 \end{aligned} We find r=67r=\frac{6}{7}. Now the key observation is that the circumcircle of triangle CDEC D E is the incircle of triangle OO1O2O O_{1} O_{2}. We easily compute the sides of OO1O2O O_{1} O_{2} to be 137,207\frac{13}{7}, \frac{20}{7}, and 3. By Heron's formula, the area of OO1O2O O_{1} O_{2} is 187\frac{18}{7}, but the semiperimeter is 277\frac{27}{7}, so the desired radius is 23\frac{2}{3}.

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