A Circle in an Equiangular Hexagon

8/10plane geometryExtremaTangent Circle

Problem

Let ABCDEFABCDEF be a hexagon whose interior angles are all equal, with AB=6AB=6, BC=8BC=8, CD=10CD=10, DE=12DE=12. Let dd be the diameter of the largest circle contained in the hexagon. Find d2d^2.

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Difficulty8/10
Topicsplane geometry, Extrema, Tangent Circle

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