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#1 2016-09-05 01:09:05

Srikantan
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perimeter

A Circle of rafius 4 cm inscribed in a triangle touches the sides AB,BC , CA a D,E,F respectively. If AD , BE & CF are rhree consecutive integers find the perimeter of the triangle.

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#2 2016-09-05 04:41:51

thickhead
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Re: perimeter

Last edited by thickhead (2016-09-05 05:30:34)


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#3 2016-09-05 05:13:52

Srikantan
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Re: perimeter

Can you help with diagram please?

N=6 and perimeter is 42

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#4 2016-09-05 12:50:56

bobbym
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Re: perimeter

What diagram?

There is another way using geometry:

yields n = 6 and s = 21, so the perimeter is 42.


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#5 2016-09-06 03:43:20

Bob
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Re: perimeter

hi Srikantan

Here is a diagram that may help.  It is not an accurate representation of the problem.

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You will find some properties of the inscribed circle here:  http://www.mathisfunforum.com/viewtopic … 21#p368021

Triangles AGD and AGF are congruent so AD = AF.  Similar results hold for the other line segments making up the perimeter.  Angle ADG, for example, is 90  so trigonometry is possible as thickhead has done in post 2.

So once you have 'n' the perimeter can be quickly calculated.

Bob


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#6 2016-09-06 03:56:56

thickhead
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Re: perimeter

It is better to name the center of the circle as "I".


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#7 2016-09-06 04:08:48

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Re: perimeter

I am locking the thread now to protect it.


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