2009 AMC 10A Problem 19


Circle AA has radius 100100 . Circle BB has an integer radius r<100r<100 and remains internally tangent to circle AA as it rolls once around the circumference of circle AA . The two circles have the same points of tangency at the beginning and end of circle BB 's trip. How many possible values can rr have?

(A) 4(B) 8(C) 9(D) 50(E) 90\mathrm{(A)}\ 4 \qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 8 \qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 9 \qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ 50 \qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 90


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