Inradius, Exradii and Circum-radius

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Inradius, Exradii and Circum-radius: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Circles Associated with a Triangle, Circum-circle of a Triangle, Circum-radius of a Regular Polygon & In-radius of a Regular Polygon etc.

Important Questions on Inradius, Exradii and Circum-radius

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The value of 1bc+1ca+1ab is equal to: {where a,b,c denote 3 sides of a ΔABC and r is a in-radius of ΔABC and R is a circum-radius of ΔABC}

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In a triangle   ABC,a:b:c=4:5:6. The ratio of the radius of the circumcircle to that of the incircle is: { where a=BC, b=CA, c=AB}

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In ABC, the ratio asinA=bsinB=csinC is not always equal to (All symbols used have usual meaning in a triangle)

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For a regular polygon, let 'r' and 'R' be the radii of the inscribed and the circumscribed circles respectively. Which of the following is/are true

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In triangle ABC, Let a,b,c denote the lengths of the sides opposite to the vertices A,B and C respectively. If a,b,c are in arithmetic progression such that x2+3x+5=0 and 3x2+ax+c=0 have a common root, then the radius of the smallest circle which touch all the sides of triangle ABC is

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Prove that in any ΔABC,  R+rmina,b,c, where R is the circumradius, r the inradius, and a,b,c the angle bisectors of the triangle.

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If 1-r1r21-r1r3=2, then prove that the triangle is right-angled.

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In any ABC, prove that

(i) r3+r1r3+r2sinC=2r3r2r3+r3r1+r1r2.

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In an acute-angled triangle ABC, r+r1=r2+r3 and B>π3, then prove that b+3c<3a<3b+3c.

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Let ABC be a triangle with BAC=2π3 and AB=x such that (AB)(AC)=1. If x varies, then the longest possible length of the internal angle bisector AD equals

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In a triangle ABC, a point D is chosen on BC such that BD:DC=2:5. Let P be a point on the circumcircle ABC such that PDB=BAC. Then PD:PC is :-

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In a triangle ABC, the medians AD, BE and CF pass through the point G. If AD=9 cm, GE=4.2 cm  and GC=6 cm, then the values of the lengths of AG, BE and FG respectively are:

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In ABC, the circle that touches the sides BC internally and other two sides AB and AC externally, is called

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Tangents that are drawn from the point P(3,4) to the circle S x 2 + y 2 - 9 = 0  that meets the circle at A & B . If for circle S1=0, S=0 is the director circle and for the circle S2=0 , its succeeding circle. Suppose, if the Δ PAB is called as tangent triangle of the circle S=0 . LetA1,B1 ; A2,B2 ; A3,B3,...... be the points of contacts of tangents drawn from P to the circlesS1=0, S2=0, ......... & PA1B1, PA2B2, PA3B3,...... be the corresponding tangent triangles. Here, director circle is the locus of point of intersection of perpendicular tangents with respect to a (circle).

 If R1,R2,R3,..........,Rn  are the circumradii of the tangent triangles PA1B1,PA2B2,PA3B3,.........,PAnBn , then i=1i=20iRi is equal to

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For next two question please follow the same 

Tangents that are drawn from the point P(3,4) to the circle Sx2+y2-9=0 that meets the circle at A & B . If for circle S1=0, S=0 is the director circle and for the circle S2=0 , its succeeding circle. Suppose, if the ΔPAB is called as tangent triangle of the circle S=0 . LetA1,B1 ; A2,B2 ; A3,B3,.. be the points of contacts of tangents drawn from P to the circlesS1=0, S2=0, ... & PA1B1, PA2B2, PA3B3,... be the corresponding tangent triangles. Here, director circle is the locus of point of intersection of perpendicular tangents with respect to a (circle).

 The inradius ( in units ) of the ΔPAB is

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In a triangle ABC, AD is the altitude from A. Given b>c, C=23° and AD=abcb2-c2, then B=

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If l has greatest possible integer value then ABC is