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Three circles of radii a, b, c, (a<b<c) touch each other externally. If they have x- axis as a common tangent, then:

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Three circles of radii a,b,c,(a<b<c)a, b, c, (a<b<c)a,b,c,(a<b<c) touch each other externally. If they have x−x-x− axis as a common tangent, then:

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Held on 9 Jan 2019 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    1a=1b+1c\frac{1}{\sqrt{a}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{b}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{c}}a​1​=b​1​+c​1​

  2. B

    a,b,ca, b, ca,b,c are in A.P.

  3. C

    1b=1a+1c\frac{1}{\sqrt{b}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{a}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{c}}b​1​=a​1​+c​1​

  4. D

    a,b,c\sqrt{a}, \sqrt{b}, \sqrt{c}a​,b​,c​ are in A.P.

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