Find the length of the circumradius of a triangle which has its area equal to the product of its sides.
If you think there is no fixed value for the circumradius, type 13.37 as your answer.
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We will prove that the area of a triangle can be given by the formula A = 4 R a b c , where a , b , and c are the corresponding sides of Δ A B C , and R is the circumradius.
The area of a triangle is A = 2 1 a b sin C . sin C can be rewritten as 2 R c by Extended Sine Rule. Substituting, we get, A = 4 R a b c . Thus proven.
Now, we have that the product of the sides of the triangle is equal to the triangle's area. Thus, we must have 4 R = 1 , or R = 0 . 2 5 . Thus, the circumradius must have a length of 0 . 2 5 .