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ABC is a triangle with AB=10cm , BC=8cm , AC=6cm.Three circles are drawn touching each other, with the vertices as their centres.Find the radii of the three circles.

 

Let the radii of circles with centre A, B, C be x cm, y cm and z cm respectively

 

Given: AB = 10 cm, BC = 8 cm, AC = 6 cm

x + y = 10  ........... (1)

y + z = 8  ........... (2)

x + z = 6  ........... (3)

 

Adding (1), (2) and (3) we get

x + y + y + z + x + z = 10 + 8 + 6

⇒ 2 (x + y + z) = 24

 

from (1) and (4) we get

10 + z = 12

z = 12 – 10 = 2

 

from (2) and (4) we get

x + 8 = 12

x = 12 – 8 = 4

 

from (3) and (4) we get

y + 6 = 12

y = 12 – 6 = 6

 

Hence the radii of the circles are 2 cm, 4 cm and 6 cm

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