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two semi-circles in an equilateral triangle solution

Solution to the Two Semi-Circles In an Equilateral Triangle Puzzle

Two Semi-Circles In an Equilateral Triangle

Two semicircles inside an equilateral triangle. What’s the angle?

Solution by Angle Between a Tangent and Radius, Angle at the Circumference is Half the Angle at the Centre, and Angles in a Triangle

Two semi-circles in an equilateral triangle labelled

In the diagram above, OO and QQ are the centres of their respective semi-circles, PP is the point of tangency and FJF J is the tangent to both circles at PP.

Since the angle between a tangent and radius is 90 90^\circ, the angles in an equilateral triangle are 60 60^\circ, and the angles in a triangle add up to 180 180^\circ, angle AQ^EA \hat{Q} E is 30 30^\circ.

Then as the angle at the circumference is half the angle at the centre, angle DP^ED \hat{P} E is 15 15^\circ.

Similarly, angle GP^HG \hat{P} H is also 15 15^\circ.

Triangle FEPF E P is isosceles as line segments EFE F and PFP F are both tangent to the same circle, as is triangle FGPF G P. This means that angle EP^GE \hat{P} G is 90 90^\circ.

Therefore, angle DP^HD \hat{P} H is 15 +90 +15 =120 15^\circ + 90^\circ + 15^\circ = 120^\circ.

Angles DQ^ED \hat{Q} E and DP^ED \hat{P} E a