Three circles with radii 1, 2, and 3 ft are externally tangent to one another (touch at a single point). Find the area of the sector of the circle of radius 1 that is cut off by the line segments joining the center of that circle to the centers of the other two circles

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Section6.4: Some Constructions And Inequalities For The Circle
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Three circles with radii 1, 2, and 3 ft are externally tangent to one another (touch at a single point). Find the area of the sector of the circle of radius 1 that is cut off by the line segments joining the center of that circle to the centers of the other two circles.

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