Skip to main content
OlympiadHQ

Browse · MathNet

Print

First 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?

problem
Solution
Final answer
10/9

Techniques

TangentsHomothetyTriangle trigonometry