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Puzzle of the Week #506 - Hexagon and Circle

February 21, 2025 Elliott Line

A circle is tangent to the midpoint of one of the sides of a regular hexagon with side length 2x. A line going between diametrically opposite points as shown has length of 1 one side of the circle, and of x (half the side length of the hexagon) the other side of the circle.

What is the value of x?

 For a bonus, what is the radius of the circle?  

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