Let the point be the reflection of the point with respect to the line . Let and be circles of radii 2 and 1 with centres and respectively. Let be a common tangent to the circles and such that both the circles are on the same side of . If is the point of intersection of and the line passing through and , then the length of the line segment is ______
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Official answer: 10
Reflect A. At , , so
Where T meets AB. With both circles on the same side, is a direct common tangent. It meets line at the external centre of similitude , where and lies beyond :
Answer: 10