2024 AIME I Problems/Problem 8
Problem
Eight circles of radius
are sequentially tangent, and two of the circles are tangent to
and
of triangle
, respectively.
circles of radius
can be arranged in the same manner. The inradius of triangle
can be expressed as
, where
and
are relatively prime positive integers. Find
.
Solution
Notice that the incircle is the same as a case with one circle of
radius.
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