### Some(?) of the Parts

A circle touches the lines OA, OB and AB where OA and OB are perpendicular. Show that the diameter of the circle is equal to the perimeter of the triangle

### Rotating Triangle

What happens to the perimeter of triangle ABC as the two smaller circles change size and roll around inside the bigger circle?

### Pericut

Two semicircle sit on the diameter of a semicircle centre O of twice their radius. Lines through O divide the perimeter into two parts. What can you say about the lengths of these two parts?

# Running Race

##### Stage: 4 Short Challenge Level:

All three runners finish at the same time.

Let the radius of $R$'s track be $r$ and let the radius of the first semicircle of $P$'s track be $p$; then the radius of the second circle of this track is $r-p$.

The total length of $P$'s track is $\pi p + \pi(r-p) = \pi r$, the same length as $R$'s track.

By a similar argument, the length of $Q$'s track is also $\pi r$.

This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.
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