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In [[triangle geometry]], the '''incentre''' of a triangle is the centre of the [[incircle]], a [[circle]] which is within the [[triangle]] and [[tangent]] to its three sides.  It is the common intersection of the three angle bisectors, which form a [[Cevian line]] system.  The [[contact triangle]] has as vertices the three points of contact of the incircle with the three sides: it is the [[pedal triangle]] to the incentre.  The [[inradius]] is the radius of the incircle: the area of the triangle is equal to the product of the inradius and the [[semi-perimeter]].  The incircle is tangent to the [[nine-point circle]].   
{{Image|Incircle.png|right|350px|Dashed lines are bisectors of the respective angles, red circle is the incircle with incentre M.}}
In [[triangle geometry]], the '''incentre''' of a triangle is the centre of the '''incircle''', a [[circle]] which is within the [[triangle]] and [[tangent]] to its three sides.  It is the common intersection of the three angle bisectors, which form a [[Cevian line]] system.  The '''contact triangle''' has as vertices the three points of contact of the incircle with the three sides: it is the [[pedal triangle]] to the incentre.  The '''inradius''' is the radius of the incircle: the area of the triangle is equal to the product of the inradius and the [[semi-perimeter]].  The incircle is tangent to the [[nine-point circle]].   


More generally, if a polygon has a single interior circle tangent to all its sides, this is the incircle of the polygon and the centre of the incircle is the incentre.
More generally, if a polygon has a single interior circle tangent to all its sides, this is the incircle of the polygon and the centre of the incircle is the incentre.


A [[circum quadrilateral]] is a [[quadrilateral]] with an inscribed circle.  The condition for a quadrilateral to have an incircle is that the sums of the lengths of the pairs of opposite sides should be equal.
A [[circum quadrilateral]] is a [[quadrilateral]] with an inscribed circle.  The condition for a quadrilateral to have an incircle is that the sums of the lengths of the pairs of opposite sides should be equal.[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]

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Dashed lines are bisectors of the respective angles, red circle is the incircle with incentre M.

In triangle geometry, the incentre of a triangle is the centre of the incircle, a circle which is within the triangle and tangent to its three sides. It is the common intersection of the three angle bisectors, which form a Cevian line system. The contact triangle has as vertices the three points of contact of the incircle with the three sides: it is the pedal triangle to the incentre. The inradius is the radius of the incircle: the area of the triangle is equal to the product of the inradius and the semi-perimeter. The incircle is tangent to the nine-point circle.

More generally, if a polygon has a single interior circle tangent to all its sides, this is the incircle of the polygon and the centre of the incircle is the incentre.

A circum quadrilateral is a quadrilateral with an inscribed circle. The condition for a quadrilateral to have an incircle is that the sums of the lengths of the pairs of opposite sides should be equal.