Right triangle and "b" are the legs of the triangle. If the incircle is tangent to the hypotenuse AB at point P, then denoting the semi-perimeter as "s", we have and , and the area is given by This formula only applies to right triangles. If an altitude is drawn from the vertex with the right angle to the hypotenuse then the triangle is divided into two smaller triangles which are both similar to the original and therefore similar to each other. From this: In equations, where "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f" are as shown in the diagram. Thus Moreover, the
Incircle and excircles of a triangle The touchpoint opposite A is denoted "T", etc. This Gergonne triangle "TTT" is also known as the contact triangle or intouch triangle of "ABC". Its area is where formula_56, formula_57, formula_58 are the area, radius of the incircle and semiperimeter of the original triangle, and formula_7, formula_8, formula_9 are the side lengths of the original triangle. This is the same area as that of the extouch triangle. The three lines "AT", "BT" and "CT" intersect in a single point called the Gergonne point, denoted as "Ge" - "X(7)". The Gergonne point lies in the open orthocentroidal disk punctured at its