Inradius, Exradii and Circumradius

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Inradius, Exradii and Circumradius: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Relation in In-radius, Semiperimeter and Area of Triangle, In-radius of a Triangle, Circum-radius of a Regular Polygon, Ex-circles of a Triangle, Lengths of the Angle Bisectors of a Triangle, etc.

Important Questions on Inradius, Exradii and Circumradius

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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 a ABC, If r1bc+r2ca+r3ab=1r-1nR then the value of n is

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If the length of each side of a regular pentagon is equal to 6 m then find the length of its inradius. [Use cot36°=1.3764 ].

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If the length of each side of a regular pentagon is equal to 6 m then find the length of its circum-radius.  [Use cosec36°=1.70130162]

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If the length of each side of a regular pentagon is equal to 3 m then find the length of its inradius.

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If the length of each side of a regular pentagon is equal to 3 m then find the length of its circum-radius.

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The lengths of the tangents drawn from the vertices A, B, C to the incircle of ΔABC are 5, 3, 2 respectively. If the lengths of the parts of tangents with in the triangle which are drawn parallel to the sides BC, CA, AB of the triangle to the incircle be α, β, γ respectively, then [α+β+γ] (where [] is G.I.F. is)

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Mention the formulae to find the in-radius (Apothem) of a regular polygon, when its (a) side length is given (b) circum-radius is given

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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 Ra+b=cab, where a,b,c are sides of ABC and R is circumradius, then cosC2sinC3=_____

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The Circumcenter of a triangle is the intersection point of which of the following?

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Define Circum-circle of a Triangle. Find Circum-radius, when a=4 cm,b=5 cm,c=6 cm and =6 cm2. [Write your answer excluding units]

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Divya inscribed a circle inside a regular pentagon, circumscribed a circle around the pentagon, and calculated the area of region between the two circles. Mansi did the same with a regular heptagon. The area of the regions calculated by Divya and Mansi are A and B, respectively. Each polygon had a side length of 2. Which of the following is true?

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Let ABC be triangle with AB=AC=6. If the circum radius of the triangle is 5, then BC equals

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Let A1A2A3.A9 be a nine-sided regular polygon with side length 2 units. The difference between the lengths of the diagonals A1A5 and A2A4 equals

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What are circumcircle and circumradius of a triangle? What is the circumradius of the equilateral triangle of sides 8 centimetres?

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What are Incircle and inradius of a triangle? Peter calculated the area of a triangular sheet as 90 feet2. The perimeter of the sheet is 30 feet. If a circle is drawn inside the triangle such that it is touching every side of the triangle, help Peter calculate the inradius of the triangle.