ILL 1986 Problem 49
Let be circles of radius tangent to each other and both tangent internally to a circle of radius . The circles and are the first two terms of an infinite sequence of distinct circles defined as follows: is tangent externally to and and internally to . Show that the radius of each is the reciprocal of an integer.
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