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Angle from Exradii (Posted on 2007-11-15) Difficulty: 3 of 5
What is the measure of the largest angle in a triangle with exradii 2, 3, and 4 ?

  Submitted by Bractals    
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Let ra, rb, and rc be the radii of the excircles opposite vertices A, B, and C respectively with 0 ≤ ra ≤ rb ≤ rc.

From equation (7) at the link,
   r(rarb + rbrc + rcra) = sΔ = s(rs)

       or

   s2 = rarb + rbrc + rcra = 2*3 + 3*4 + 4*2 = 26
, where r, s, and Δ are the inradius, semiperimeter, and area of ΔABC respectively.

The largest angle in ΔABC is opposite the largest excircle. Let T be the point of tangency of this excircle with sideline CA.
It is easy to show that |CT| = s.

Since the center of this excircle lies on the bisector of angle C,
   Angle C = 2*arctan(rc/s) = 2*arctan(4/√26) ~= 76.225853 degrees. 

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  Subject Author Date
Puzzle AnswerK Sengupta2022-08-05 03:28:32
SolutionSolutionDej Mar2007-11-15 14:38:48
Some Thoughtsestimate from Geometer's SketchpadCharlie2007-11-15 11:39:47
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