If in a , then the triangle is
are ex-radii of
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Let a , b and c be the sides of △ A B C . Now, we can express the three ex-radii with the following formulas (with r 1 opposite to A and so on), where [ A B C ] is the area of △ A B C :
r 1 = − a + b + c 2 [ A B C ] , r 2 = a − b + c 2 [ A B C ] , r 3 = a + b − c 2 [ A B C ]
Now, substituting in the given expression:
( 1 − − a + b + c a − b + c ) ( 1 − − a + b + c a + b − c ) = 2
Now try to simplify until we obtain something familiar:
( − a + b + c − a + b + c − a + b − c ) ( − a + b + c − a + b + c − a − b + c ) = 2 − a + b + c 2 ( b − a ) ⋅ − a + b + c 2 ( c − a ) = 2 2 ( b − a ) ( c − a ) = ( − a + b + c ) 2 2 b c − 2 a b − 2 a c + 2 a 2 = a 2 + b 2 + c 2 − 2 a b − 2 a c + 2 b c a 2 = b 2 + c 2
By the converse of the Pythagoeran Theorem, △ A B C is a right triangle at A .