Sides of Triangles Obtained
| ABO |
a/b + a |
a +1 |
a/b +1 |
| BCO |
a + b |
a + 1 |
b + 1 |
| CDO |
b + b/a |
b + 1 |
b/a + 1 |
| DEO |
b/a + 1/a |
b/a + 1 |
1/a + 1 |
| EFA |
1/a +1/b |
1 + 1/b |
1 + 1/a |
| FAO |
a/b + 1/b |
a/b + 1 |
1/b + 1 |
I observe that triangles
,
and
are similar, with
the similarity ratios (taking them two by two),
respectively. So are triangles
,
and
, with the
similarity ratios
.
Looking in the similarity ratio, I observe that angle
is
congruent with angle
and with angle
, angle
with
angles
and
, and angle
with
and
.
This means the sum of angles
,
and
is the angle
sum in a triangle, i.e.
.
For triangles
,
and
that are similar, angles
,
and
are congruent; so are angles
,
and
and
,
and
. In this case the sum of
angles:
,
and
is
.
So, the sum of all angles around point O is
. This means
that, with the given radii, it is always possible to construct
such a flower.