Let
be the circumradius of triangle
and let
be the circumradius of triangle
Compute 
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I don't know the most direct method of this.....but
The circumradius of a triangle is given by : (product of the sides) / [ 4 * area ]
Since the two interior triangles are under the same height, they are each other as to their bases
So area of BDC = 3 area of BDA
So, since BD is common to both, the product of the sides of BDC = 3 times the product of the sides of BDA
So
R1 / R2 = [ product of the sides of BDA ] / [ 4 *area of BDA ]
________________________________________________ =
[ 3 * product of the sides of BDA ] / [ 4 * (3 *area of BDA ) ]
[ product of the sides of BDA ] * [ 4*( 3 * area of BDA) ]
______________________________________________ = 12 / 12 = 1
[ 3 * product of the sides of BDA] * [ 4 *area of BDA ]
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