A triangle has sides with lengths of 5, 2, and 3. What is the radius of the triangles inscribed circle?

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Daniel L.
Jan 28, 2016

These side lengths are not the correct lengths of sides of a triangle. See explanation.

Explanation:

In a triangle every side must be shorter than the sum of remaining sides. In the given example it is not fullfilled because #2+3# is not greater than #5#.

The given sides do not form a triangle so it is impossible to calculate the radius of inscribed circle.

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