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Three circles internally and externally tangent

Source: Romanian IMO Team Selection Test TST 1996, problem 5

September 27, 2005
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Problem Statement

Let AA and BB be points on a circle C\mathcal{C} with center OO such that AOB=π2\angle AOB = \dfrac {\pi}2. Circles C1\mathcal{C}_1 and C2\mathcal{C}_2 are internally tangent to C\mathcal{C} at AA and BB respectively and are also externally tangent to one another. The circle C3\mathcal{C}_3 lies in the interior of AOB\angle AOB and it is tangent externally to C1\mathcal{C}_1, C2\mathcal{C}_2 at PP and RR and internally tangent to C\mathcal{C} at SS. Evaluate the value of PSR\angle PSR.