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Note that the area of a triangle is
A = r s
where r and s are the inradius and semi-perimeter of the triangle. But we are given that the the perimeter is equal to the area. Thus, the semi-perimeter must be half of the area of the triangle. From this, we get that the inradius must be of length 2 .
We can prove this formula easily. Let D , E and F be points of tangency from the incircle to Δ A B C at B C , C A and A B respectively. Also, let I be the incentre. We have A E = A F = x , B F = B D = y and C D = C E = z . Thus, A B = x + y , B C = y + z and C A = z + x , I D = I E = I F = r ( r is the inradius), so the perimeter is 2 x + 2 y + 2 z . The area of Δ A I F = Δ A I E = 2 1 r x Similarly, we can find the area of the other 4 triangles to get that the area of Δ A B C = ( x + y + z ) r = r s , where s is the semi-perimeter.
Thus, the formula is proven.