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, Euler's theorem states that the distance ''d'' between the

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and

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of a

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is given by

d^2=R (R-2r)

or equivalently

\frac + \frac = \frac,

where

R

and

r

denote the circumradius and inradius respectively (the radii of the

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and

inscribed circle In geometry, the incircle or inscribed circle of a triangle is the largest circle that can be contained in the triangle; it touches (is tangent to) the three sides. The center of the incircle is a triangle center called the triangle's incen ...

respectively). The theorem is named for

Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler ( , ; 15 April 170718 September 1783) was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, geographer, logician and engineer who founded the studies of graph theory and topology and made pioneering and influential discoveries ...

, who published it in 1765. However, the same result was published earlier by William Chapple in 1746. From the theorem follows the Euler inequality:

R \ge 2r,

which holds with equality only in the

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case.

Stronger version of the inequality

A stronger version is

\frac \geq \frac \geq \frac+\frac+\frac-1 \geq \frac \left(\frac+\frac+\frac \right) \geq 2,

where

a

b

, and

c

are the side lengths of the triangle.

Euler's theorem for the escribed circle

r_a

and

d_a

denote respectively the radius of the

escribed circle In geometry, the incircle or inscribed circle of a triangle is the largest circle that can be contained in the triangle; it touches (is tangent to) the three sides. The center of the incircle is a triangle center called the triangle's incenter. ...

opposite to the vertex

A

and the distance between its center and the center of the circumscribed circle, then

d_a^2=R(R+2r_a)

Euler's inequality in absolute geometry

Euler's inequality, in the form stating that, for all triangles inscribed in a given circle, the maximum of the radius of the inscribed circle is reached for the equilateral triangle and only for it, is valid in

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*{{mathworld, id=EulerTriangleFormula, title=Euler Triangle Formula, mode=cs2 Articles containing proofs Triangle inequalities Theorems about triangles and circles

Stronger version of the inequality

Euler's theorem for the escribed circle

Euler's inequality in absolute geometry

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