alleryFor an inscribed circle, how does its radius meet a side?
AAlong a diagonal
BNormal to the side
CParallel to the side
DToward a vertex
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Normal to the side
The inscribed circle touches a side, so its radius is the perpendicular distance to that side.
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