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The least area of a circle circumscribing any right angled triangle of area 9π is

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If a circle is circumscibing a right-angled triangle then the hypotenuse must be a diameter.

Let the radius of the circle be r.
Area of the triangle =12×a×b
9π=12×a×bab=18π
a2+b2=4r2

AMGM
a2+b22ab2r218ππr29Areamin=9

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