SOLUTION: Hi am slightly stuck on this question in geometry Given a triangle ABC prove that: abc=4∆R where ∆ is the area of the triangle and R is the radius of the circumci

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Question 436544: Hi am slightly stuck on this question in geometry
Given a triangle ABC prove that:
abc=4∆R where ∆ is the area of the triangle and R is the radius of the circumcircle of the triangle

Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Assume a,b,c are the side lengths opposite vertices A,B,C respectively. From the extended law of sines,

; this implies .

Note that the area of the triangle is equal to . We can substitute to obtain





as desired.

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