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A circle, a semicircle and several triangles. The black points are tangency points. What proportions have the line segments a : r : b?

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Solution

The proportion a : r : b is 1 : 1 : 1.

Solution by uila making use of previous puzzles.

Proof for the left hand side is identical to that of the right, therefore a = r = b.

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