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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