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2012 AMC 10A Problem 11AMC 10 Step by Step
Name:                             Date: September 13, 2026
Circles · difficulty 2 of 5 · about 3 min · position P11-15

Externally tangent circles with centers at points AA and BB have radii of lengths 55 and 33 , respectively. A line externally tangent to both circles intersects ray ABAB at point CC . What is BCBC ?

  1. A)

    44

  2. B)

    4.84.8

  3. C)

    10.210.2

  4. D)

    1212

  5. E)

    14.414.4

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