If is an equilateral triangle 4 units in length, where is it's incentre, what are the coordinates of ?
I assume you can see the value is 2, so find the value to two decimal places.
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Since it is equilateral, we know CAB is 60 degrees. To find the incentre, we bisect that angle, giving us a 30 degree angle at CAD. We also know AC is 4 units long. We can realize easily that AD is congruent to CD by ASA, therefore ADC will be 120 degrees. We can solve for AD using the law of sines: 4 s i n ( 1 2 0 ) = A D s i n ( 3 0 ) A D = s i n ( 1 2 0 ) 4 ⋅ s i n ( 3 0 ) ≈ 2 . 3 1 We now have the polar coordinates: (2.31, 30) which we can convert into Cartesian coordinates: x = c o s ( 3 0 ) 2 . 3 1 = 2 y = s i n ( 3 0 ) 2 . 3 1 ≈ 1 . 1 5 4 7 . Rounding to nearest hundredths, 1 . 1 5 .