Two circles and a radius connecting their centres. What is the length of the parallel chord?
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The partial eclipse
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The color fan
Two congruent rectangles share a vertex. Given that the three coloured areas are equal, what is the width x?
A rectangle of height 2 is crossed by two line segments at right angles. What is its width?
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The bolete
Two semicircles and a square. If the smaller diameter is 24, what is the larger?
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The arena
In a circular arena two contestants are leaving from points A and B. Their respective speeds are such that they would collide at point C, but just before they do they exchange directions. Then they hit the edge of the arena and return to their starting points. During the whole race, A and B move at constant but not necessarily equal speeds. Which contestant returns to his starting point first?
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The delta wing
A triangle with a cevian. Two lengths are given. What length is x?
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The magic mirror
You are standing in front of a mirror. Your shoulder width is 50 cm and your eyes are 6 cm apart. What is the minimum mirror width for a stereo view of yourself?
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The ricochet
An isosceles triangle with base 10 and sides 13. What is the total length of the red line segments?
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Triangular billiards
A ball track starts halfway the left side of an equilateral triangular billiard table having side length 2. After two bounces it arrives in the top corner. What’s the total track length?
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The divided diagonal
A square diagonal is divided in three by a 45-degree angle. Two pieces are given, what is the length of the third?