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geometry senior
Problem
Circles with centers at and have radii 2 and 4, respectively, and are externally tangent. Points and on the circle with center and points and on the circle with center are such that and are common external tangents to the circles. What is the area of the concave hexagon ?

Solution
Through draw a line parallel to intersecting at . Then is a rectangle and is a right triangle. Thus , , and . The area of trapezoid is , and the area of hexagon is .
Final answer
24\sqrt{2}