A triangle ignores Euclid’s warning and gets embroiled in a circle
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A triangle, with sides A, B and C, is inscribed within a circle.
The lengths of side A is x² − 15, of side B is x² − 8, and of side C is 8x − 1.
The triangle has a perimeter P equal to 168 units.
Find the area A of the circle.
A = ______ square units
The 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 Summer Lam with A = 461.61415 square units.
Jeff Smith is a former Math teacher and a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. Reach him at [email protected] [2].