Inradius in Right angled triangles.

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Let $AD$ be an altitude in right angled $\triangle{ABC}$ with $\angle{A}=90^{o}$ and $D$ on $BC$. Suppose that the radii of incircles of triangles $ABD$ and $ACD$ are $33$ $(r_1)$ and $56$ $(r_2)$ respectively. Let $r$ be the radius of incircle of the $\triangle{ABC}$. Find the value of $3(r+7)$.

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Both the triangles $DBA$ and $DAC$ are similar to the original triangle $ABC$.
It follows that the ratio of their inradii, $\frac{33}{56}$, equals $\frac{AB}{AC}$. By the Pythagorean theorem, since $\sqrt{33^2+56^2}=65$, we have that $\frac{BC}{AB}=\frac{65}{33}$, hence $r_{ABC}=\color{red}{65}$.

In order to clarify: if we have two similar right triangles, the ratio of their inradii equals the ratio of the lengths of two corresponding legs. That follows from the fact that we may obtain one triangle from the other through a suitable dilation. The dilation factor is the same for both the inradii or two corresponding leg lengths.