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Question 426459: I need your help on walk around problems in geometry. If a triangle is inscribed in three circles (sides of triangle=12,7,4), find the radius of the circles. How do you do it? Thanks!

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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One fallacy of the problem: 12, 7, and 4 cannot be the side lengths of a triangle. By the triangle inequality, the sum of any two sides must be greater than the length of the third side; 4+7 is less than 12.