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The discussion centers on the geometric relationship involving three circles and a line segment PQ. It emphasizes that one should not assume the two smaller diameters of the circles are equal. The large circle's diameter is defined as $D = PR + RQ$, leading to the equation $\pi D = \pi(PR + RQ) = \pi \cdot PR + \pi \cdot RQ$. Participants noted the importance of careful observation and the potential for typographical errors in diagrams.

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GRE236.pngit was done by simple observation
typos maybe,,,,

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

Large circle diameter, $D = PR+RQ$

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