document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=287987>Question 287987</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Circles A, B, and C are externally tangent to each other. AB= 10 cm, BC= 12cm, and CA=16. Find the measures of the radii of circles A, B, and C.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C>A>B </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "C>A>B<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A + B = 10 --> B = -A + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B + C = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + C = 16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sub for B in 2nd eqn<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-A + C = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " A + C = 16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2C = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B = 3<BR>\n" );
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