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| − | <math> \mathrm{(A) \ } \frac{908}{ | + | <math> \mathrm{(A) \ } \frac{908}{119}\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } \frac{909}{119}\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } \frac{130}{17}\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } \frac{911}{119}\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } \frac{912}{119}</math> |
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Revision as of 15:51, 28 September 2014
Problem
Circles with centers 
and 
have radii 
and 
, respectively. The equation of a common external tangent to the circles can be written in the form 
with 
. What is 
?
Solution
Let 
be the line that goes through and , and let 
be the line . If we let 
be the measure of the acute angle formed by and the x-axis, then 
. clearly bisects the angle formed by and the x-axis, so 
. We also know that and intersect at a point on the x-axis. The equation of is 
, so the coordinate of this point is 
. Hence the equation of is 
, so 
, and our answer choice is 
.
See also
| 2006 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 18 |
Followed by Problem 20 |
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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