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Problem 3

Problem 3

Here is how to solve the problem with GXWeb.

It seems reasonable that the three tubes will be as compact as possible when they are tangential to each other...

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Also the hole should be tangential to all three circles.

We can find the radius of the hole in the numeric panel...

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Or in the symbolic panel.

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What if the tubes have general radii?

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