Problem 83. Area of a Excircle Contact Triangle, Exradius, Circumradius. Level: High School, SAT Prep, College
 

 

    

Given a triangle ABC of area S, the excircle of center D, the exradius ra, and the circumradius R. If Sa is the area of the contact triangle EFG, from the tangent points of the excircle and triangle ABC, prove that:
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HINTS:

1. See Proposed Problems 80, 81, 82.

Geometry problem 80, triangle, incircle, area   Problem 81 Triangle, Incircle, Circumcircle, Area   Contact triangle area

 

2. AREA OF A TRIANGLE:

Semiperimeter and Exradius Formula

 

 

 

Proposed Geometry Problem 83 Area of a contact triangle

 

 
 
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