Two circles adjacent to each other on the outside have three common tangents. Calculate the area of the triangle circumscribed by the tangents when the radii of the circles are 12 and 3.
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idle palm
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Two circles adjacent to each other on the outside have three common tangents. Ca...
Try making a picture first. I also recommend generalizing to circles of raidus R and r (R > r).
idle palm
I’m having trouble to draw sketch
young hawk
i think the 3rd tangent is the one in between them
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