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Grade 12Trigonometry

IN A TRIANGLE ABC , sides a:b:c = 4:5:6 ,

then ratio of circumradius to inradius is???

Profile image of rahul agrwl
13 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Rohit Subramuniam
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer13 Years ago

Given

a:b:c = 4:5:6

so    a=4k,   b=5k,    c=6k

we know   cosA=b^2 + c^2 - a^2

                                                  2bc

on solving we get

      cosA=3/4      so            (sinA)^2=7/16------(1)                                                                                                                    <(sinA)^2=1-(cosA)^2>

 

circumradius, R=abc/4*area of triangle -----------(2)

inradius, r=area of triangle/semi perimeter of triangle -----(3)


area of triangle= bc*sinA/2 = (15k^2)sinA ---------(4)

 

semi perimeter, s=a+b+c/2 = 15k/2 -----------(5)

 

we are required to find  R/r

on solving (2) and (3) we get

 

R/r = s*a/bc(sinA)^2

using (1), (4), (5)

we get

R/r = 16/7

Profile image of jitender lakhanpal
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer12 Years ago

hi Rahul

 

PFA this will definetly help

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Profile image of rahul agrwl
12 Years ago
correct but it took a long while indeed...........................................