Directions:The following question is accompanied by statements A, B an...
Answer:
In order to determine the length of the inradius of triangle ABC, we need to have sufficient information about the triangle. Let's analyze each statement and see if it provides enough information to answer the question.
Statement A: All the sides of triangle ABC are equal.
- If all the sides of the triangle are equal, it means that triangle ABC is an equilateral triangle.
- In an equilateral triangle, the length of the inradius is given by the formula: inradius = (side length * √3) / 6.
- Therefore, statement A alone is sufficient to determine the length of the inradius.
Statement B: The area of triangle ABC is known.
- The area of a triangle is given by the formula: area = (base * height) / 2.
- However, knowing the area of the triangle alone does not provide enough information to determine the length of the inradius.
- Therefore, statement B alone is not sufficient to determine the length of the inradius.
Statement C: The perimeter of triangle ABC is known.
- Knowing the perimeter of the triangle alone does not provide enough information to determine the length of the inradius.
- Therefore, statement C alone is not sufficient to determine the length of the inradius.
Combining Statements A and B:
- If all the sides of the triangle are equal (equilateral triangle) and the area of the triangle is known, we can use the formula for the inradius mentioned earlier to determine its length.
- Therefore, combining statements A and B together is sufficient to determine the length of the inradius.
Combining Statements B and C:
- Knowing the area and the perimeter of the triangle does not provide enough information to determine the length of the inradius.
- Therefore, combining statements B and C together is not sufficient to determine the length of the inradius.
Combining Statements A and C:
- If all the sides of the triangle are equal (equilateral triangle) and the perimeter of the triangle is known, we can determine the length of each side of the triangle.
- However, knowing the length of each side alone does not provide enough information to determine the length of the inradius.
- Therefore, combining statements A and C together is not sufficient to determine the length of the inradius.
Combining all the statements:
- By combining all the statements together, we have information about the sides, area, and perimeter of the triangle.
- With this information, we can determine the length of the inradius using the formulas mentioned earlier.
- Therefore, all the statements together are sufficient to determine the length of the inradius.
Hence, the correct answer is option 'D'.
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