What would be the ratio of the radius of the circles to the side of

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What would be the ratio of the radius of the circles to the side of the square?

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Anoop managed to draw 7 circles of equal radii with their centres on the diagonal of a square such that the two extreme circles touch two sides of the square and each middle circle touches two circles on either side.

Asked by Mr.venkat, Last updated: Apr 13, 2024

John Smith · Accepted Answer

1. 1:(2+ 6√2)The extreme circles will have radius perpendicular to sides of square so the part of diagonal till the centre of circle will be sqrt(2)  r and remaining portion is r , 5 more circles will contribute 10r and last