A number of circles touch each ather. The area of the smallest circle is 4picm2 and each consecutive circle has area 9/4 times that of the previous one. If the distance AB=665/8. Line AB passes at the centre of the circles. How many circles are there?

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To determine the number of circles, we need to understand the relationship between the areas of the circles and the given information about the distance AB.

Let's start by calculating the radius of the smallest circle.

Area of a circle = π * r^2, where r is the radius.

Given that the area of the smallest circle is 4π cm², we can solve for the radius:

4π = π * r^2.
Divide both sides by π:
4 = r^2.
Take the square root of both sides:
r = 2 cm.

Now, let's consider the given information about the distance AB. We have a line AB passing through the center of the circles with a length of 665/8 units.

Since the centers of the circles are aligned along the line AB, the distance between the centers of adjacent circles will be equal to the sum of their radii.

Since the smallest circle has a radius of 2 cm, we need to determine the radius of the next circle, which will have an area 9/4 times that of the previous circle.

Let's calculate the radius of the next circle:

Area of the next circle = (9/4) * Area of the smallest circle.
Area of the next circle = (9/4) * 4π cm².
Area of the next circle = 9π cm².

Using the formula for the area of a circle, we can solve for the radius:

9π = π * r^2.
Divide both sides by π:
9 = r^2.
Take the square root of both sides:
r = 3 cm.

Now, we can see that the distance between the centers of the first and second circles is the sum of their radii, which is 2 + 3 = 5 cm.

Since the distance AB is given as 665/8 units, we can determine the number of circles by dividing the length AB by the distance between the centers of adjacent circles:

Number of circles = (Length AB) / (Distance between centers of adjacent circles).
Number of circles = (665/8) / 5.
Number of circles = (665/8) * (1/5).
Number of circles = 665/40.
Number of circles = 16.625.

Since we cannot have a fraction of a circle, we round down to get the number of whole circles:

Number of circles = 16.

Therefore, there are 16 circles in this arrangement.