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Infographic Geometry Problem 1056: Triangle, Exradius, Reciprocals of the Altitudes, Multiplicative Inverse, Perpendicular, Excircle, Circle, Tangent. Level: High School, College, Mathematics Education

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In a triangle ABC with the altitudes ha, hb, and hc and the exradii ra, rb, rc, prove that: 1/ra = 1/hb + 1/hc - 1/ha, similarly, 1/rb = 1/ha + 1/hc - 1/hb, and 1/rc = 1/ha + 1/hb - 1/hc. (See the figure below)

 

Geometry problem 1056: Triangle, Exradius, Reciprocals of the Altitudes, Multiplicative Inverse, Perpendicular, Excircle, Circle
 
 

 

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Last updated: Nov 6, 2014