JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Trigonometric Equations Question Bank Circle connected with triangle

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    The sum of the radii of inscribed and circumscribed circles for an n sided regular polygon of side a, is [AIEEE 2003]

    A) \[a\cot \left( \frac{\pi }{n} \right)\]

    B) \[\frac{a}{2}\cot \left( \frac{\pi }{2n} \right)\]

    C) \[a\cot \left( \frac{\pi }{2n} \right)\]

    D) \[\frac{a}{2}\cot \left( \frac{\pi }{2n} \right)\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[\tan \left( \frac{\pi }{n} \right)=\frac{a}{2r}\] and \[\sin \left( \frac{\pi }{n} \right)=\frac{a}{2R}\] Þ \[r+R=\frac{a}{2}\left[ \cot \frac{\pi }{n}+\text{cosec}\frac{\pi }{n} \right]\] \[=\frac{a}{2}\cot \left( \frac{\pi }{2n} \right)\].


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