Three identical circles are tangent to each other externally. If the area of the curvilinear triangle enclosed between the points of tangency of the 3 circles is 16.13 cm2, compute the radius of each circle. a. 10 cm           b. 13 cm b. 9 cm             d. 15cm (ILLUSTRATE AND USE GEOMETRIC IDENTITIES)

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Three identical circles are tangent to each other externally. If the area of the curvilinear triangle enclosed between the points of tangency of the 3 circles is 16.13 cm2, compute the radius of each circle.

a. 10 cm           b. 13 cm

b. 9 cm             d. 15cm

(ILLUSTRATE AND USE GEOMETRIC IDENTITIES)

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