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1 Mr Bill Wright , an architect designs the front facade
of a building ;the top structure is a triangle with the
bottom line is about 13 feet . If he constructs a right
triangle with the sides or legs of 10 feet each, find
the largest circular logo he can inscribe inside the
triangle.
The incircle radius r = ab/(a+b+c) = 100/23 = 4.35 feet.
Therefore the logo can be of 8.6 diameter.
2 The perpendicular distance of a sail in the form of
right triangle is 6 feet. This is the length of the boom
to secure the sail in the frame. If the sides of the
sail are 12 feet and 5 feet, find the point at which the