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Circumradius

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The circumradius of a cyclic polygon is the radius of the cirumscribed circle of that polygon. For a triangle, it is the measure of the radius of the circle that circumscribes the triangle. Since every triangle is cyclic, every triangle has a circumscribed circle, or a circumcircle.

Formula for a Triangle

Let a, b and c denote the triangle's three sides, and let A denote the area of the triangle. Then, the measure of the of the circumradius of the triangle is simply \frac{abc}{4A}

Euler's Theorem for a Triangle

Let \triangle ABC have circumradius R and inradius r. Let d be the distance between the circumcenter and the incenter. Then we have d^2=R(R-2r)

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