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geometry intermediate

Problem

Two circles lie outside regular hexagon . The first is tangent to , and the second is tangent to . Both are tangent to lines and . What is the ratio of the area of the second circle to that of the first circle?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
A good diagram is very helpful. The first circle is in red, the second in blue. With this diagram, we can see that the first circle is inscribed in equilateral triangle while the second circle is inscribed in . From this, it's evident that the ratio of the blue area to the red area is equal to the ratio of the areas to Since the ratio of areas is equal to the square of the ratio of lengths, we know our final answer is . From the diagram, we can see that this is
Final answer
D