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In the given figure, two equal circles with centres O and O' touch each other at X. OO' produced meets the circle with centre O' at A. AC is a tangent to the circle with centre O at the point C. O'D is perependicular to AC. Find the value of `(DO')/(CO)`.

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`(DO')/(CO)=1/3`
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