Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 8 - Section 8.5 - More Area Relationships in the Circle - Exercises - Page 392: 33

Answer

$r = \frac{2 \sqrt{s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)}}{a+b+c}$

Work Step by Step

First of all, we know Heron's formula: $A = \sqrt{s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)}$ We also know that area is given by: $A = 1/2rP = 1/2(r)(a+b+c)$ Setting these equal gives: $1/2(r)(a+b+c) = \sqrt{s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)} \\r = \frac{2 \sqrt{s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)}}{a+b+c} $
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