Homework Help: MATH!!!!

Posted by Diana on Friday, January 28, 2011 at 8:14am.

A triangle with side lengths 26, 28, and 30 is constructed so that the longest and shortest sides are tangent to a circle. the third side passes through the center of the circle. compute the radius of the circle.

I DONT KNOW HOW TO DO THIS AT ALL....

MATH!!!! - Reiny, Friday, January 28, 2011 at 8:21am
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MATH!!!! - Diana, Friday, January 28, 2011 at 8:24am
yes that helps. sorry i feel dumb when I ask questions alerdady on here. =/
MATH!!!! - Diana, Friday, January 28, 2011 at 8:24am
already*
MATH!!!! - Reiny, Friday, January 28, 2011 at 8:29am
no problem, the feature below is a relatively new feature of jishka.
MATH!!!! - Diana, Friday, January 28, 2011 at 8:30am
Im new, and I just noticed that....Thanks

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