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Start date Aug 26, 2019
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karush

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Aug 26, 2019

#1

it was done by simple observation
typos maybe,,,,

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skeeter

Aug 26, 2019

#2

One should not assume the two smaller diameters are equal ...

Large circle diameter, $D = PR+RQ$

$\pi D = \pi(PR+RQ) = \pi \cdot PR + \pi \cdot RQ$

karush

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Aug 27, 2019

#3

good point...

yes I know often the GRE diagrams are not for assumptions
so just adding as equal term is not absolute

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