Euler's theorem in geometry
In geometry, Euler's theorem states that the distance d between the circumcenter and incenter of a triangle is given by
or equivalently
where and denote the circumradius and inradius respectively. The theorem is named for Leonhard Euler, who published it in 1765. However, the same result was published earlier by William Chapple in 1746.
From the theorem follows the Euler inequality:
which holds with equality only in the equilateral case.
Stronger version of the inequality
A stronger version iswhere,, and are the side lengths of the triangle.
Euler's theorem for the escribed circle
If and denote respectively the radius of the escribed circle opposite to the vertex and the distance between its center and the center ofthe circumscribed circle, then.