The sides of the triangle are 12cm, 14 cm and 17cm respectively. a. Find the radius of the inscribed circle. b. Determine the radius of the circumscribing circle. c. Find the radius of the circle which is escribed outside if it is tangent to the 12cm side.

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The sides of the triangle are 12cm, 14 cm and 17cm respectively.
a. Find the radius of the inscribed circle.
b. Determine the radius of the circumscribing circle.
c. Find the radius of the circle which is escribed outside if it is tangent to the 12cm side.

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