A triangle has corners at #(2 ,7 )#, #(3 ,1 )#, and #(8 ,9 )#. What is the area of the triangle's circumscribed circle?

1 Answer
Oct 19, 2016

Area of inscribed circle is (approx.) # 9.5096# (sq.units)

Explanation:

If #A=(2,7), B=(3,1), and C=(8,9)#
then
#color(white)("XXX")abs(AB)=sqrt((3-2)^2+(1-7)^2)=sqrt(37)~~6.0828#
#color(white)("XXX")abs(BC)=sqrt((8-3)^2+(9-1)^2)=sqrt(89)~~9.4340#
#color(white)("XXX")abs(CA)=sqrt((2-8)^2+(7-9)^2)=sqrt(40)~~6.3246#

The perimeter,#p_triangle#m of the triangle is
#color(white)("XXX")"p_triangle=abs(AB)+abs(BC)+abs(CA)~~21.8413#

The semi-perimeter< #s_triangle#, of the triangle is
#color(white)("XXX")s_triangle = (p_triangle)/2~~10.9207#

The area of the triangle, #"area"_triangle# can be calculated geometrically or using Heron's Formula:
#color(white)("XXX")"area"_triangle = sqrt(s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c))~~19#

The radius, #r_circ# of a circle inscribed in a triangle is given by the formula
#color(white)("XXX")r_circ=("area"_triangle)/s ~~ 19/10.9207 ~~1.7398#

The area, #"area"_circ#, of a circle inscribed in a triangle is given by the formula
#color(white)("XXX")"area"_circ = pi * r_circ ^2 ~~9.5096#