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UKMT Cayley Olympiad, 2018

Geometry Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Prove it United Kingdom

A circle lies within a rectangle and touches three of its edges, as shown. The area inside the circle equals the area inside the rectangle but outside the circle. What is the ratio of the length of the rectangle to its width?

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