Circle Doubt

1) Inside a semi-circle of unit radius, two circle of radii r1 and r2 are drawn, touching the diameter and the semicircle and also touching each other externally. Prove that the maximum value of ( r1+ r2 ) = 2(√2 -1)

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Aditya Bhutra ·

clearly, maximum value occurs when r1=r2 .
by symmetry considerations it can be found that r1=r2=r=√2-1

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