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Article #2611Re: Geometry Puzzler
From: Vivek Rau
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 22:15
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 22:15
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Got my A's and B's mixed up there. Here's the correction in the construction
of the inverse of a point C with respect to a circle of radius AB:
.________.________.
A B C
> Draw a circle centred at A, radius AB. Use C as centre and mark points
> P and P' on the circumference of this circle, by drawing an arc with
> radius CA. Now draw arcs centred at P and P' respectively, with radius
> PB. These arcs will intersect at 2 points, one is B itself, the
> other is the point D which is the bisection point you are looking for.
> For proof, consider the similar triangles APC and CPD, and remember the
> definition of the inverse point.
Draw a circle centred at A, radius AB. Use C as centre and mark points
P and P' on the circumference of this circle, by drawing an arc with
radius CA. Now draw arcs centred at P and P' respectively, with radius
PA. These arcs will intersect at 2 points, one is A itself, the
^^ ^
other is the point D which is the bisection point you are looking for.
For proof, consider the similar triangles APC and APD, and remember the
^
definition of the inverse point.
Vivek Rau
vivekr@osc.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!indetech!pacbell!osc!vivekr From: vivekr@osc.COM (Vivek Rau) Newsgroups: rec.puzzles Subject: Re: Geometry Puzzler Message-ID: <5952@osc.COM> Date: 26 Jan 93 22:15:27 GMT References: <1993Jan20.151905.983@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1993Jan20.175311.953@infodev.cam.ac.uk> <5951@osc.COM> Reply-To: vivekr@osc.UUCP (Vivek Rau) Organization: Versant Object Technology, Menlo Park, CA Lines: 26