An observer is standing on a plane at h metres below the centre of a reflecting sphere of radius r. Another object on the plane is perceived at an angle α from the vertical. What is α of the horizon in terms of h and r?
Month: March 2022
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A green quadrilateral of which two sides are tangent to a quarter circle of radius r. What is its area?
Overlapping interests
A square, a rectangle and a circle that partially overlap. One square vertex coincides with a rectangle-circle tangency point. Prove that the area of the square equals that of the rectangle.
The common point
Two equilateral triangles share a vertex. What’s the angle α?
The sliding square
A square of variable size inscribed in a semicircle of radius r. What is the maximum distance d of the lowest square vertex to the nearest semicircle corner?
A rectangle with two congruent circles, a semicircle and a common tangent. What is the proportion of side lengths a : b?
The rising sun
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The vanishing point
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The flying saucer
A quarter circle with four chords. What is the proportion purple : gold?
The dance
A regular hexagon, two squares and a semicircle connecting two vertices. Is the red vertex located on the semicircle?