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PrintFirst Round, January 2019
Netherlands 2019 geometry
Problem
Inside an equilateral triangle, a circle is drawn that touches all three sides. The radius of the circle is . A second, smaller, circle touches the first circle and two sides of the triangle. A third, even smaller, circle touches the second circle and two sides of the triangle (see the figure). What is the radius of the third circle?

Solution
Final answer
10/9
Techniques
TangentsHomothetyTriangle trigonometry