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geometry senior

Problem

A circle is inscribed in quadrilateral , tangent to at and to at . Given that , , , and , find the square of the radius of the circle.
Solution
Call the center of the circle . By drawing the lines from tangent to the sides and from to the vertices of the quadrilateral, four pairs of congruent right triangles are formed. Thus, , or . Take the of both sides and use the identity for to get Use the identity for again to get Solving gives .
Final answer
647