ESCRIBED CIRCLES

1 
r1 = (a  b  c  2a)r1  (s  a)r1  r1 
2 sa

 
r2  , r3 
sb sc
r1 = s tan A/2
Similarly, r2 = s tan B/2, r 3 = s tan C/2
(iii) Radii of the escribed circles in terms of one side and function of half angles :

 r1 = 4R sin (A/2) cos (B/2) cos (C/2)

r2 = 4R cos (A/2) sin (B/2) cos (C/2)
and r3 = 4R cos (A/2) cos (B/2) sin (C/2)
Length of Angle Bisector AP
Area of ABP + Area of  ACP = Area of  ABC
or (1/2) AB AP sin (A/2) + (1/2) AC AP sin (A/2)
= (1/2) AB AC sin A
or (1/2) (c + b) AP sin (A / 2)
= (1/2) [cb 2 sin (A/2) cos (A/2)]

 2bc 
or AP =   cos(A / 2)
bc

Similarly, length of angle bisector through points B and C is

 2ac   2ab 
BQ =   cos(B / 2),CR    cos(C / 2)
a c ab
 r
Q. In any triangle, prove that cos A + cos B + cos C = 1 +
R
 bc ca a b
Q. Prove that   0
r1 r2 r3
 BC CA AB
Q. Prove that (r + r 1) tan + (r + r2) tan + (r + r3) tan =0
2 2 2
Q. Prove that (r 3+ r1) (r3+ r2) sin C = 2 r3 r2 r3  r3r1  r1r2
Q. If r1 = r + r2 + r3 then prove that the triangle is a right angled triangle.
Q. Given a right triangle with A = 90°. Let M be the mid-point of BC. If the inradii of the
triangle ABM and ACM are r 1 and r2 then find the range of r 1/r2.
Q. If the length of the perpendiculars from the vertices of a triangle A, B, C on the opposite sides

1 1 1 1 1 1 1
are p 1, p2, p3 then prove that + + = = + + r .
p1 p2 p3 r r1 r2 3
Q. Prove that r 1 + r2 + r3 – r = 4R.
Q. If in a triangle r 1 = r2 + r3 + r, prove that the triangle is right angled.