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Question

The product of the perimeter of a triangle, the radius of its in‐circle, and a number gives the area of the triangle. The number is

The correct answer is

1/2

The question asks for a specific number that connects the area of a triangle, its perimeter, and the radius of its in-circle.

Triangle Area Formula

Let's recall the formula for the area of a triangle ($\text{Area}$) in terms of its semi-perimeter ($s$) and the radius of its in-circle ($r$). The formula is:

\begin{equation*} \text{Area} = s \times r \end{equation*}

Here, $s$ represents the semi-perimeter of the triangle. The semi-perimeter is half of the total perimeter ($P$) of the triangle. So, we can write:

\begin{equation*} s = \frac{P}{2} \end{equation*}

Now, substitute the expression for $s$ into the area formula:

\begin{equation*} \text{Area} = \left(\frac{P}{2}\right) \times r \end{equation*}

This formula can be rearranged slightly:

\begin{equation*} \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times P \times r \end{equation*}

So, the area of a triangle is half the product of its perimeter and the in-radius.

Perimeter, In-radius, and Area Relation

The question states that the product of the perimeter of a triangle, the radius of its in-circle, and a number gives the area of the triangle. Let the unknown number be $N$. According to the question, we have the following relationship:

\begin{equation*} \text{Perimeter} \times \text{In-radius} \times N = \text{Area} \end{equation*}

Using the symbols $P$ for perimeter, $r$ for in-radius, and $\text{Area}$ for area, this equation is:

\begin{equation*} P \times r \times N = \text{Area} \end{equation*}

Comparing Formulas

We have two formulas for the area of the triangle:

  1. From the standard geometric relation: $\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times P \times r$
  2. From the question's statement: $\text{Area} = P \times r \times N$

By comparing these two equations, we can find the value of the number $N$:

\begin{equation*} P \times r \times N = \frac{1}{2} \times P \times r \end{equation*}

Assuming the perimeter $P$ and the in-radius $r$ are not zero (which is true for any valid triangle), we can divide both sides of the equation by $P \times r$:

\begin{equation*} N = \frac{1}{2} \end{equation*}

Thus, the number that satisfies the condition is $1/2$. This number is a constant value for any triangle when relating its area, perimeter, and in-radius.

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Important Questions from Triangles

  1. Among the following options, which are NOT sides of a triangle?

  2. In a Δ ABC, if ∠A = 120° and AB = AC, then the values of ∠B and ∠C are respectively:

  3. In the equilateral Δ ABC, the base BC is trisected at D and E. The line through D, Parallel to AB, meets AC at F and the line through E parallel to AC meets AB at G. If EG and DF intersect at H, then what is the ratio of the sum of the area of parallelogram AGHF and the area of the Δ DHE to the area of the Δ ABC?

  4. A man goes 24 m towards east and then 10 m towards north. How far is he away from his initial position?

  5. In ∆ABC, 2∠A = 3∠B = 6∠C. What is the value of the largest angle among these three angles?

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