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Broken Hypotenuse (Posted on 2005-02-28) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Consider a right triangle with an inscribed circle. Let x and y be the lengths of the two line segments formed on the hypotenuse by the point of tangency with the circle. What interesting fact can you prove about x*y?

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Puzzle Thoughts Comment 12 of 12 |
x*y is the area of the triangle. 
  Posted by K Sengupta on 2024-07-22 06:20:09
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