Angle Bisectors & Incenter Investigation

In the app below, you can change the size of the triangle by moving any one (or more) of its vertices.[br][color=#ff00ff][b][br]You can also alter the size of the angle in the lower left corner by using the smaller slider. [br][/b][/color](You can also zoom in/out.)
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[b][color=#1e84cc]The point you see inside the triangle is called the INCENTER of this triangle.[/color][/b][br]Notice there are 3 equal distances in this triangle. How would you describe these equal distances in your own words? [br][br]That is, each of these distances is the distance from the _________ to ___________?
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[color=#000000]What is so special about the [/color]circle [color=#000000]with respect to the sides of the triangle[/color][color=#000000]? [/color]

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