April 2013
Problem of the Month
Tangent Circles
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Problem of the Month
Three circles of different radii are tangent to each other.
A triangle is formed by connecting the centers of the three circles.
Determine the ratio of the perimeter of the triangle to the sum of the circumferences of the circles.
Solution to the Problem:
Correctly solved by:
1. James Alarie
Flint, Michigan
2. Chad Fore
Gate City, Virginia
3. Bijan Banihashemi
Tehran, Iran
4. Garrett Moretti
Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
Send any comments or questions to:
David Pleacher