Area of Right Triangle with Inscribed Circle
CAT 2021 Slot 2 · QA · Easy · Geometry
A circle of diameter 8 inches is inscribed in a triangle ABC where . If then the area of the triangle in square inches is
Answer
120
Explanation
Inradius . For a right-angled triangle with legs and , and hypotenuse :
Also, by Pythagoras theorem: Since , we get . Adding and gives .
Area of right triangle .
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