Two tangent circles, a chord towards the tangency point and a tangent. What’s the proportion a : b in terms of radii R and r?
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Solution
The proportion a : b is √(R/(R+r)).
Poem
The steam locomotive
A jewel of the railway birth
Rack and pinion locomotive
Pulled so many wagons
And made us people happy
Powerfull machine
Very popular at altitude
They accompanied our travels
Our dreams of escape
Our love stories and our tears
The steam loco so friendly
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My Solution to The steam locomotive, with STEWART Theorem.