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Hong Kong Preliminary Selection Contest

Hong Kong geometry

Problem

Let , , be points on the same plane with . There is a sequence of circles on the same plane (with corresponding radii , where ) such that each circle is tangent to both segments and . Furthermore, is tangent to for all . If , find the value of .
Solution
Let be the sum and the centre of . Then , and hence .
Final answer
√3 + 3/2

Techniques

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