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7 tangent circles and an equilateral triangle

Source: 1997 Estonia National Olympiad Final Round grade 10

March 11, 2020
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Problem Statement

There are six small circles in the figure with a radius of 11 and tangent to a large circle and the sides of the ABCABC of an equilateral triangle, where touch points are K,LK, L and MM respectively with the midpoints of sides AB,BCAB, BC and ACAC. Find the radius of the large circle and the side of the triangle ABCABC. https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/3/0/f858dcc5840759993ea2722fd9b9b15c18f491.png