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Online Geometry Problem 82. Area of the Contact Triangle, Inradius, Circumradius. Level: High School, College, Mathematics Education

Given a triangle ABC of area S, the incircle of center I, the inradius r, and the circumradius R. If S1 is the area of the contact triangle DEF, prove that: .


 


 

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HINTS:


See: Proposed Problem 81.

 


CONTACT TRIANGLE:

The contact triangle of a triangle ABC (figure above), also called the intouch triangle, is the triangle DEF formed by the points of tangency of the incircle of triangle ABC with triangle ABC.

 


AREA OF A TRIANGLE:

Semiperimeter and Inradius Formula

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