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Find the radius of the smallest circle if the equilateral triangle shown is of side 3 units.
Find The Radius Of The Smallest Circle If The Equilateral Tr...
Options:
A .  √3
B .  √3+12
C .  √3−12
D .  None of these
Answer: Option D
:
D
Answer- (d) None of these
Solution:- Calculate the altitude of the equilateral triangle. Then according to the conditions given,
Diameter of the circle circumscribing the equilateral triangle= Altitude of the equilateral triangle + Diameter of the smaller cirlce.
Solve the above equation for the required answer.
Alternate Soln: The triangle’s dimension is used to calculate the radii of the outermost and the second circle.
Find The Radius Of The Smallest Circle If The Equilateral Tr...

Radius of the bigger circle: R=(1.5)cos30; =3 units.
Radius of smaller circle:
r = 1.5 tan 30. = 323 r= 32.
Radius of smallest circle:
((radiusofbiggest)(radiusof2nd))2;
=34
Hence ans: d (none of these)

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