+1207 Find the inradius of \(\triangle JKL\) if \(JK=JL=17\) and \(KL = 16\).
+235 The area of a triangle can be expressed as A = rs, where r is the radius of the incircle and s is the semiperimeter. The area of the triangle is 136, which you can find either by using Heron's formula or just dropping the altitude. We can find the semiperimeter pretty easily, \(\frac {17+17+16}{2} = \frac {50}{2} = 25\) . So we have \(136=25r\) so \(\frac {136}{25} =r\) .
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