A triangle has vertices A, B, and C. Vertex A has an angle of π8, vertex B has an angle of 5π12, and the triangle's area is 28. What is the area of the triangle's incircle?

1 Answer
Jul 1, 2017

The area of the incircle is =11.78u2

Explanation:

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The area of the triangle is A=28

The angle ˆA=18π

The angle ˆB=512π

The angle ˆC=π(18π+512π)=1124π

The sine rule is

asinA=bsinB=csinC=k

So,

a=ksinA

b=ksinB

c=ksinC

Let the height of the triangle be =h from the vertex A to the opposite side BC

The area of the triangle is

A=12ah

But,

h=csinB

So,

A=12ksinAcsinB=12ksinAksinCsinB

A=12k2sinAsinBsinC

k2=2AsinAsinBsinC

k=2AsinAsinBsinC

= 56sin(18π)sin(512π)sin(1124π)

=12.36

Therefore,

a=12.36sin(18π)=4.73

b=12.36sin(512π)=11.94

c=12.36sin(1124π)=12.24

The radius of the incircle is =r

12r(a+b+c)=A

r=2Aa+b+c

=5628.91=1.94

The area of the incircle is

area=πr2=π1.942=11.78u2