SOLUTION: An isosceles triangle is inscribed in a circle. Find the radius of the circle if one leg of the triangle is 8 cm.

Question 936607: An isosceles triangle is inscribed in a circle. Find the radius of the circle if one leg of the triangle is 8 cm.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


That's not enough information, as you can easily see from these two cases of 
two isosceles triangles inscribed in two different circle both with legs 8 cm. long, drawn below.

You can easily see that the larger circle on the left has a different
radius than the smaller circle on the right.

If you will give the missing information in the thank-you note form below,
I'll get back to you.
 


Edwin

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