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What is the diameter of the inscribed circle of the triangle
We have 2x-5 and x+1

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The diameter of the inscribed circle in the triangle is 42 units

How to find the diameter

This incircle, entirely enclosed by the triangle, is the largest possible circle that doesn't extend beyond the triangle's boundaries.

The segments labeled with lengths x + 8 and 2x - 5 represent two radii of the incircle, touching the sides of the triangle.

Setting these expressions equal due to the equality of all radii, we solve for x.

x + 8 = 2x - 5

8 + 5 = 2x - x

13 = x

We find the length of one radius

13 + 8 = 21

diameter = 2 * radius = 2 * 21 = 42

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