A circle is inscribed in a right triangle. The length of the
radius of the circle is 6 cm, and the length of the hypotenuse
is 29 cm. Find the lengths of the two segments of the
hypotenuse that are determined by the point of tangency.
CMIIh 2021-02-03Answered
A circle is inscribed in a right triangle. The length of the
radius of the circle is 6 cm, and the length of the hypotenuse
is 29 cm. Find the lengths of the two segments of the
hypotenuse that are determined by the point of tangency.
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Given:
A circle is inscribed in a right triangle. The length of the radius of the circle is 6 cm, and the length of the hypotenuse is 29 cm.
thus the given condition is can be drawn as follows,
The objective is to find the lengths of the two segments of the hypotenuse that are determined by the point of the tangency
Using Pythagorean theorem,
On solving further
Here
Therefore, the lengths of the two segments are as follows, 15 and 14 cm