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Standard VII
Mathematics
Construction of Incircle of a Triangle
In the given ...
Question
In the given figure a circle is inscribed in a
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PQR with
P
Q
=
10
c
m
,
Q
R
=
8
c
m
,
P
R
=
12
c
m
.Length of PL is:
A
3 cm
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B
5 cm
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C
7 cm
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D
10 cm
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Solution
The correct option is
C
7 cm
From figure, we have,
1st side + 2nd side + 3rd side = perimeter of the triangle
x
+
(
10
−
x
)
+
x
+
(
12
−
x
)
+
(
10
−
x
)
+
(
12
−
x
)
=
10
+
12
+
8
10
+
12
+
10
+
12
−
2
x
=
30
44
−
2
x
=
30
⇒
x
=
7
∴
P
L
=
x
=
7
c
m
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In Figure 4, a circle is inscribed in a triangle PQR with PQ = 10 cm, QR = 8 cm and PR = 12 cm. Find the lengths QM, RN and PL.