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AMC 12 2016a Problem 15

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Circles with centers P,QP, Q and RR, having radii 1,21, 2 and 33, respectively, lie on the same side of line ll and are tangent to ll at P′,Q′P', Q' and R′R', respectively, with Q′Q' between P′P' and R′R'. The circle with center QQ is externally tangent to each of the other two circles. What is the area of triangle PQRPQR?

(A) 0(B) 63(C) 1(D) 6−2(E) 62\textbf{(A) } 0 \textbf{(B) } \frac{\sqrt{6}}{3} \textbf{(C) } 1 \textbf{(D) } \sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2} \textbf{(E) }\frac{\sqrt{6}}{2}

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