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Problem 722

AMC 10/12, early questions

Geometry Difficulty 3.4 Multiple choice Slovenia — National Math Olympiad · Slovenia

Three equal circles are inscribed into the equilateral triangle with the sides of length $1$ (see figure). What is the length of the radii of the circles?

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Official solution

If we denote the radii by $r$ , we have $r\sqrt{3} + 2r + r\sqrt{3} = 1$ . It follows that $r = \frac{1}{2(1+\sqrt{3})} = \frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{4}$ .

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