A right triangle with semicircles along its perpendicular sides having lengths a and b. Two smaller inscribed circles. What is the proportion blue : red in terms of a and b?
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Solution
Blue : red is a2/b2.
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Stuck in the middle
Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I’m stuck in the middle with you
Yes, I’m stuck in the middle with you
And I’m wondering what it is I should do….
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