In \(\triangle A B C, \frac{1}{r_1^2}+\frac{1}{r_2^2}+\frac{1}{r_3^2}+\frac{1}{r^2}=\)

In \(\triangle A B C, \frac{1}{r_1^2}+\frac{1}{r_2^2}+\frac{1}{r_3^2}+\frac{1}{r^2}=\)
  1. \(\frac{a^2+b^2+c^2}{\Delta^2}\)
  2. \(\frac{a+b+c}{\Delta^2}\)
  3. \(\frac{s^2}{\Delta^2}\)
  4. \(\frac{4 s^2}{\Delta^2}\)

Solution

\(\because\)\(r_1=\frac{\Delta}{s-a}\) \(\therefore\) \(\frac{1}{r_1}=\frac{s-a}{\Delta}\) Similarly, \(\frac{1}{r_2}=\frac{s-b}{\Delta} \frac{1}{r_3}=\frac{s-c}{\Delta}\) and \(\frac{1}{r}=\frac{s}{\Delta}\) Now, \(\frac{1}{r_1^2}+\frac{1}{r_2^2}+\frac{1}{r_3^2}+\frac{1}{r^2}\) \(\begin{aligned} & =\frac{(s-a)^2}{\Delta^2}+\frac{(s-b)^2}{\Delta^2}+\frac{(s-c)^2}{\Delta^2}+\frac{s^2}{\Delta^2} \\ & =\frac{s^2+a^2-2 a s+s^2+b^2-2 s b+s^2+c^2-2 s c+s^2}{\Delta^2} \\ & =\frac{4 s^2+a^2+b^2+c^2-2 s(a+b+c)}{\Delta^2} \\ & =\frac{4 s^2+a^2+b^2+c^2-4 s^2}{\Delta^2}=\frac{a^2+b^2+c^2}{\Delta^2} \end{aligned}\)

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2019 (22 Apr Shift 1)

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