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Latest revision as of 19:09, 13 October 2025
Problem
Find the radius of the inscribed circle of a triangle with sides of length 
, 
, and 
.
Solution 1
We can start by finding the area. Since 
, this is a right triangle, with legs 40 and 42. By the inradius formula for a right triangle, its incircle has radius 
.
See Also
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