A triangle has vertices A, B, and C. Vertex A has an angle of pi/6 , vertex B has an angle of (pi)/12 , and the triangle's area is 15 . What is the area of the triangle's incircle?

1 Answer
Feb 18, 2018

"Area of the triangle's incircle "=87.934

Explanation:

"Given:"

"Angle"theta_A=pi/6
"Angle"theta_B=pi/12
"Area of triangle"=15

"To find:"

"Area of the triangle's incircle"

theta_A+theta_B+theta_C=pi

theta_A+theta_B=pi/6+pi/12

pi/6+pi/12=pi/4

theta_A+theta_B=pi/4

pi/4+theta_C=pi

theta_C=pi-pi/4

pi-pi/4=(3pi)/4

theta_C=(3pi)/4

"Let " r " be the radius of the triangle's incircle"

"Area of the triangle's incircle"=pir^2

"Vertex Angle at A is "theta_A=pi/6

"Semi-Vertex angle at A is "=pi/12

"tangent length at vertex A is "l_A=rtan(pi/12)

"Vertex Angle at B is "theta_B=pi/12

"Semi-Vertex angle at B is "=pi/24

"tangent length at vertex B is "l_B=rtan(pi/24)

"Vertex Angle at C is "theta_C=(3pi)/4

"Semi-Vertex angle at C is "=(3pi)/8

"tangent length at vertex C is "l_C=rtan((3pi)/8)

"Length of side AB is "=l_A+l_B=rtan(pi/12)+rtan(pi/24)

"Length of side AB is "=r(tan(pi/12)+tan(pi/24))

"Length of side AC is "=l_A+l_C=rtan(pi/12)+rtan((3pi)/8)

"Length of side AC is "=r(tan(pi/12)+tan((3pi)/8))

"Vertex Angle at A is "A=pi/6

"Area of triangle is "A=15

"Area of triangle "=1/2xxABxxACxxsintheta_A

"Substituting"

15=1/2xx(r(tan(pi/12)+tan(pi/24)))xx(r(tan(pi/12)+tan((3pi)/8)))

15=r^2/2xx(tan(pi/12)+tan(pi/24))(tan(pi/12)+tan((3pi)/8))

r^2/2xx(tan(pi/12)+tan(pi/24))(tan(pi/12)+tan((3pi)/8))=15

r^2/2=15/((tan(pi/12)+tan(pi/24))(tan(pi/12)+tan((3pi)/8)))

"Area of the triangle's incircle"=pir^2

r^2=30/((tan(pi/12)+tan(pi/24))(tan(pi/12)+tan((3pi)/8)))

"Area of the triangle's incircle"=pixx30/((tan(pi/12)+tan(pi/24))(tan(pi/12)+tan((3pi)/8)))

"Area of the triangle's incircle"=(30pi)/((tan(pi/12)+tan(pi/24))(tan(pi/12)+tan((3pi)/8)))

"Area of the triangle's incircle "=87.934