Triangles - Centroid, circum radius and inradius

Important

Consider the triangle ABC with incentre I, and the incircle touching the triangle at P, Q, R as shown in the diagram. As tangents drawn from a point are equal, AP=AQ, CP=CR and BQ=BR.

Triangle with Incircle

- In a triangle, the centroid divides the median in the ratio 2:1. 

- If a is the side of an equilateral triangle, circumradius = $$ a/\sqrt{3}$$ and inradius = $$ = a/2\sqrt{3}$$.

- If a is the side of a triangle opposite to angle A, circumradius = $$\dfrac{a}{2\sin A}$$

- If a, b, and c are the sides of a right-angled triangle and c is the hypotenuse, then

Circumradius = $$\dfrac{c}{2}$$
Inradius = $$\dfrac{(a + b - c)}{2}$$

Area = $$s \times r$$, where $$s$$ is the semi-perimeter and $$r$$ is the in-radius.

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Question 1

A circle of diameter 8 inches is inscribed in a triangle ABC where $$\angle ABC = 90^\circ$$. If BC = 10 inches then the area of the triangle in square inches is

Question 2

Suppose the medians BD and CE of a triangle ABC intersect at a point O. If area of triangle ABC is 108 sq. cm., then, the area of the triangle EOD, in sq. cm., is

Question 3

ABCD is a rectangle with sides AB = 56 cm and BC = 45 cm, and E is the midpoint of side CD. Then, the length, in cm, of radius of incircle of $$\triangle ADE$$ is

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