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Problem
Circles and are externally tangent to each other, and internally tangent to circle . Circles and are congruent. Circle has radius and passes through the center of . What is the radius of circle ? 
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Solution
Let be the center of circle for all and let be the tangent point of . Since the radius of is the diameter of , the radius of is . Let the radius of be and let . If we connect , we get an isosceles triangle with lengths . Then right triangle has legs and hypotenuse . Solving for , we get . Also, right triangle has legs , and hypotenuse . Solving, \begin{eqnarray} r^2 + (1+\sqrt{4-4r})^2 &=& (1+r)^2\\ 1+4-4r+2\sqrt{4-4r}&=& 2r + 1\\ 1-r &=& \left(\frac{6r-4}{4}\right)^2\\ \frac{9}{4}r^2-2r&=& 0\\ r &=& \frac 89 \end{eqnarray} So the answer is .
Final answer
D