Revival of Sangaku 2

Geometry Level 5

Let there be three mutually tangent circles of radius 6, 9, and 12. If a triangle inscribes the three circles (diagram not to scale), calculate the radius of the triangle's incircle.


The answer is 13.695.

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Mehul Chaturvedi
Jan 15, 2015

I would be thrilled if you kindly post the detailed calculaton for arriving at r. Thanks,

Prabir Chaudhuri - 6 years, 4 months ago

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汶良 林 - 6 years ago

A B C i s t h e e n v e l o p i n g Δ . \Large~ABC~~is~~the~~enveloping~~\Delta.

Based on the fact that the three given circles are on respective angle bisectors of ABC and its incircle is also where these three bisectors meet. So the centers of given circles are also on respective angle bisectors of ABC.
Thus from two centers O 6 a n d O 9 O_6~ and~ O_9 of the given circles we draw the angle bisectors to meet at incenter I of triangle ABC.
This two bisectors and the line joining their centers forms a ASA Δ I O 6 O 9 \Delta~IO_6O_9 .
From this triangle the distance of I from O 6 O_6 is calculated and projected perpendicular to BC as t=7.70.
Add to t the distance of O 6 O_6 from BC=6, we get the inradius required= 13.70. \Huge \color{#D61F06}{13.70}.



Ajit Athle
Jan 17, 2015

r=2√(xyz)/(√x+√y+√z -√(x+y+z)) where x=6, y=9 & z=12 Formula for in-radius as given by Fukagawa & Pedoe about which you can refer: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/MalfattiCircles.html

13.6953663887141951719809736008

Lu Chee Ket - 6 years, 4 months ago

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