Triangles - Centroid, circum radius and inradius

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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, B, C and D are points on a circle such that ABC is a equilateral triangle and AD is a diameter of the circle. If the radius of the circle is 2 cm, what is the area of the quadrilateral ABDC?

Question 2

An equilateral triangle and a square are inscribed in a circle. What is the ratio of the area of the triangle to the ratio of the square?

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