Problem Contest – Problem of the Week – September 23, 2003

A Triangle honoring Professor Bruce Peterson:  The lengths of the sides of a triangle are sin x, sin y, and sin z where x+y+z=p.  Find the radius of the circumcircle containing the triangle.

Submit written solution with justification to John Emerson, Warner 312, before 3:00 on Tuesday, September 30.  Or leave them in the Warner mail room.

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