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A Japanese Math Problem at the Isaniwa Shrine from 1937

This sangaku comes from the Isaniwa Shrine in Matsuyama, Shikoku’s largest city, and is dated 1937. The smallest circle has radius 1. Find the radius of the outer circle in terms of the radius of the small red circle at the center. Here’s a hint: Pythagoras at the center &helli...