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Recall that a line is tangent to a circle if they have only one point of intersection, a circle is called inscribed in a polygon if it is tangent to every side as a segment of that polygon.
In the triangle \(CDE\) the angle \(\angle CDE = 90^{\circ}\) and the line \(DH\) is the median. A circle with center \(A\) is inscribed in the triangle \(CDH\) and is tangent to the segment \(DH\) in its middle, let’s denote it as \(G\), so \(GH=DG\). Find the angles of the triangle \(CDE\).

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Recall that a line is tangent to a circle if they have only one point of intersection, a circle is called inscribed in a polygon if it is tangent to every side as a segment of that polygon.
In the triangle \(EFG\) the line \(EH\) is the median. Two circles with centres \(A\) and \(C\) are inscribed into triangles \(EFH\) and \(EGH\) respectively, they are tangent to the median \(EH\) at the points \(B\) and \(D\). Find the length of \(BD\) if \(EF-EG=2\).

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Draw how Robinson Crusoe should use pegs, ropes, and sliding rings to tie his goat in order for the goat to graze grass in the shape of a square.

Draw how Robinson Crusoe should put pegs and ropes to tie his goat in order for the goat to graze grass in the shape of a parallelogram.

Draw how Robinson Crusoe should put pegs and ropes to tie his goat in order for the goat to graze grass in an area of the following shape:

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Draw how Robinson Crusoe should put pegs and ropes to tie his goat in order for the goat to graze grass in the shape of a given triangle.

Draw how Robinson Crusoe should arrange pegs and ropes so that his goat grazes in the shape of a hexagon. The hexagon doesn’t need to be regular.

Robinson Crusoe’s goat is tied to a single peg with one rope. Draw how Robinson should arrange pegs, ropes, a sliding ring, and a wolf so that the goat grazes in the shape of a half-circle.

One day, Robinson found a wolf in the island. He took the wolf with him and tied it with a rope to a peg. Robinson noticed that the goat would not graze anywhere that the wolf could reach. How could Robinson arrange both animals with pegs and ropes so that the goat can only graze in the shape of a waning moon? (see picture below)

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Draw how Robinson Crusoe should arrange pegs, ropes, and a wolf so that the goat grazes grass in the shape of a half-ring.