Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2008

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    In a triangle\[\left( 1-\frac{{{r}_{1}}}{{{r}_{2}}} \right)\left( 1-\frac{{{r}_{1}}}{{{r}_{2}}} \right)=2\], then the triangle is

    A)  right angled      

    B)  isosceles

    C)  equilateral        

    D)         None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Given,   \[\left( 1-\frac{{{r}_{1}}}{{{r}_{2}}} \right)\left( 1-\frac{{{r}_{1}}}{{{r}_{2}}} \right)=2\] \[\therefore \]  \[\left( 1-\frac{s-b}{s-a} \right)\left( 1-\frac{s-c}{s-a} \right)=2\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{(b-a)(c-a)}{{{(s-a)}^{2}}}=2\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{a}^{2}}={{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}\] Hence, triangle is a right angled triangle.


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