All triangles are bicentric, i.e., possess both an incircle and a circumcircle. This is not necessarily the
case for polygons with four or more sides.
The inradius and circumradius of a triangle are connected by
where
is the distance between the incenter and circumcenter
(Coolidge 1971, p. 45).
See also
Bicentric Polygon,
Bicentric
Quadrilateral,
Euler Triangle Formula
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References
Coolidge, J. L. A Treatise on the Geometry of the Circle and Sphere. New York: Chelsea, 1971.van
Lamoen, F. M. "Bicentric Triangles." Nieuw Arch. Wisk. 17,
363-372, 1999.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Bicentric Triangle
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Bicentric Triangle."
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