A triangle has corners at (2 , 6 )(2,6), (3 ,9 )(3,9), and (4 ,8 )(4,8). What is the radius of the triangle's inscribed circle?

1 Answer
Feb 24, 2017

r=(sqrt8xxsqrt2)/(sqrt8+sqrt2+sqrt10)~~0.54r=8×28+2+100.54

Explanation:

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Name the points A(2,6), B(3,9) and C(4,8)A(2,6),B(3,9)andC(4,8).

By the Distance Formula,

AB^2=(3-2)^2+(9-6)^2=10, => AB=sqrt10AB2=(32)2+(96)2=10,AB=10
AC^2=(4-2)^2+(8-6)^2=8, => AC=sqrt8AC2=(42)2+(86)2=8,AC=8
BC^2=(4-3)^2+(8-9)^2=2, => BC=sqrt2BC2=(43)2+(89)2=2,BC=2
=> AB^2=AC^2+BC^2AB2=AC2+BC2
This means that DeltaABC is a right triangle, having hypotenuse AB.

The in-radius r of the inscribed circle of a triangle is : r=(2A)/p,
where A and p are the area and perimeter of the triangle.

For a right triangle, the in-radius r takes the simple form :
r=(a*b)/(a+b+c)
where a, b are sides and c is the hypotenuse.

Therefore, the in-radius r of DeltaABC is :
r= (AC*BC)/(AC+BC+AB)

=(sqrt8*sqrt2)/(sqrt8+sqrt2+sqrt10)~~0.54