Let and be three tangent lines to the circle . Then is equal to:
- (A)5✓ Correct
- (B)
- (C)6
- (D)
Answer: (A)
Solution
Write the tangents as , and ; they bound the triangle with vertices . The circle touching all three is the incircle, whose centre is the incentre with opposite side lengths . Then
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