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: 34b

Answer

r$\approx$2.24

Work Step by Step

s=.5(7+9+12)=14 r=$\frac{2\sqrt {s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)}}{a+b+c}$ r=$\frac{2\sqrt {14(14-7)(14-9)(14-12)}}{7+9+12}$ r=$\frac{2\sqrt {980}}{28}$ r$\approx$2.24
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