Problem: Each of the three circles in the adjoining figure is externally tangent to the other two, and each side of the triangle is tangent to two of the circles. If each circle has radius three, then the perimeter of the triangle is
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Solution:
In the adjoining figure, and are radii drawn to common tangent of circle and circle . Since and . Therefore the perimeter is .
