If the radii of the three ex-circles of a triangle are 5.366 cm, 6.708 cm and 8.943 cm respectively, find the radius of its in-circle.
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Let Δ be the area of the triangle, s be the semi-perimeter, r be the inradius, and let r a , r b , r c be the radii of the excircles. Then the following relations hold; see here, for reference.
r = s Δ
s 2 = r a r b + r a r c + r b r c
and
Δ = r r a r b r c
Substitute the first relation into the third, to get,
r s = r r a r b r c
Squaring, gives,
r s 2 = r a r b r c
Using the second relation, we obtain,
r = r a r b + r a r c + r b r c r a r b r c
Substituting the given values for r a , r b , r c gives,
r = 2 . 2 3 5 8 6 8 0 5 1 1 7 7 ≈ 2 . 2 3 6