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Tags: geometry, circles, covering, IMO Shortlist, IMO Longlist



$(GDR 5)$ Given a ring $G$ in the plane bounded by two concentric circles with radii $R$ and $\frac{R}{2}$, prove that we can cover this region with $8$ disks of radius $\frac{2R}{5}$. (A region is covered if each of its points is inside or on the border of some disk.)