B is the name and the center point of one circle and C is the name and the center point of another circle and both circles B and C touch each other externally and both circles are the same size too. Also, "A" is a point on the circumference of circle C. From this is drawn segment BA which has a length of (24)3^(1/2) and is tangent at point A on circle C. What are the radii of circles B and C?  I've just looked at a unit circle's coordinates and figured that radius=[(24)3^(1/2)]x[1/(2)3^(1/2)]=12. So, radius for both circle B and circle C is 12.

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B is the name and the center point of one circle and C is the name and the center point of another circle and both circles B and C touch each other externally and both circles are the same size too. Also, "A" is a point on the circumference of circle C. From this is drawn segment BA which has a length of (24)3^(1/2) and is tangent at point A on circle C. What are the radii of circles B and C?  I've just looked at a unit circle's coordinates and figured that radius=[(24)3^(1/2)]x[1/(2)3^(1/2)]=12. So, radius for both circle B and circle C is 12.

 

 

 

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