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Brazil geometry
Problem
A triangle has semi-perimeter , circumradius and inradius . Show that it is right-angled iff .
Solution
Let be the sides of the triangle. If the triangle is right-angled, then , and .
If , consider Let be the area of the triangle. We have and . Finally, since , and Thus and so one of the sides of the triangle is equal to , completing the proof.
If , consider Let be the area of the triangle. We have and . Finally, since , and Thus and so one of the sides of the triangle is equal to , completing the proof.
Techniques
Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circle