AMC 12 2017a Problem 16
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In the figure below, semicircles with centers at and and with radii 2 and 1, respectively, are drawn in the interior of, and sharing bases with, a semicircle with diameter . The two smaller semicircles are externally tangent to each other and internally tangent to the largest semicircle. A circle centered at is drawn externally tangent to the two smaller semicircles and internally tangent to the largest semicircle. What is the radius of the circle centered at ?
size(5cm);
draw(arc((0,0),3,0,180));
draw(arc((2,0),1,0,180));
draw(arc((-1,0),2,0,180));
draw((-3,0)--(3,0));
pair P = (-1,0)+(2+6/7)*dir(36.86989);
draw(circle(P,6/7));
dot((-1,0)); dot((2,0)); dot(P);
\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{3}{4} \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{6}{7} \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{5}{8}\sqrt{2} \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{11}{12}
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