geometry[incircle] - find the incircle of a given triangle
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Calling Sequence
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incircle(ic,T, 'centername'=cn)
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Parameters
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T
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triangle
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ic
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the name of the incircle
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'centername'=cn
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(optional) where cn is a name denoting the center of the incircle ic
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Description
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The incircle ic of triangle T is the circle inscribed inside the triangle.
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If the optional argument is given and is of the form 'centername' = cn where cn is name, cn will be the name of the center of ic.
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For a detailed description of the incircle ic, use the routine detail (i.e., detail(ic))
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Note that the routine only works if the vertices of the triangle are known.
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Examples
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assume that the names of the horizontal and vertical axes are _x and _y, respectively
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