Three circles fit inside a square as shown where two small circles touch a large circle. Given that the radius of the small circles is 3 and the side length of the square is 14, find the radius of the larger circle
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Square side = 14 small radius r = 3 big radius R = ?
The distance between the centers of the small circles is 8 units.
So, we have 42 + (11 - R)2 = (3 + R)2 R = 32 / 7 or R ≈ 4.57