Three circles are drawn within triangle ABC such that no two

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Three circles are drawn within triangle ABC such that no two circles overlap and that each is tangent to one another and to the triangle in at least one place. What is their combined area?

1) The radius of one of the circles is 4.
2) Triangle ABC is equilateral.

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by fskilnik@GMATH » Sun Dec 16, 2018 5:09 am

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AAPL wrote:Veritas Prep

Three circles are drawn within triangle ABC such that no two circles overlap and that each is tangent to one another and to the triangle in at least one place. What is their combined area?

1) The radius of one of the circles is 4.
2) Triangle ABC is equilateral.
Let´s go straight to (1+2) to PROVE the insufficiency through a GEOMETRIC BIFURCATION :

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This solution follows the notations and rationale taught in the GMATH method.

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