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If sides of a triangle are 12 cm, 15 cm and 21 cm, then what is the inradius (in cm) of the triangle?

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SSC CGL 2017 (Tier 1) Previous Year Paper (16-Aug-2017) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

(3√6 )/2

Step 1 — Semi-perimeter: \(s=\tfrac{12+15+21}{2}=24\).

Step 2 — Area (Heron):

\[\Delta=\sqrt{24\cdot 12\cdot 9\cdot 3}=\sqrt{7776}=36\sqrt 6\]

Step 3 — Inradius: \(r=\dfrac{\Delta}{s}=\dfrac{36\sqrt 6}{24}=\dfrac{3\sqrt 6}{2}\) cm.

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