Hearkening back to eighth grade geometry for some, or tenth grade geometry for rebels
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A circle is inscribed within a right triangle.
Side A has a length of: 10x + 3
Side B has a length of: 11x + 13
Side C has a length of: 16x − 3
Find the area of the inscribed circle.
Area = _________ square units
First correct answer sent to [email protected] [2] wins a gift card worth much ice cream at Tucker’s Ice Cream of Alameda.
Last week’s winner [3] was George Holinga with C = $7500.
Jeff Smith is a former Math teacher and a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. Reach him at [email protected] [2].