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Shearer Action 4!

Creation of this resource was inspired by this tweet from Catriona Shearer. The two circles shown below are tangent to each other. The GRAY POINT = their point of tangency. You can move any of the LARGE POINTS anywhere you'd like at any time. How would you describe the phenomenon dynamically illustrated here? How can we formally prove this phenomenon true?

Quick (Silent) Demo