Basic Parameters of the Kimberling Center X(55)
Basic Parameters of the Kimberling Center X(55)
Given a triangle , the Kimberling center is the center of homothety of the tangential, intangents and extangents triangles[1].
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The sides of the tangential triangle are tangent to the circumcircle of at , , . See the related links for the definitions of the intangents and extangents triangles.
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The point is on the line , where and are the incenter and circumcenter of .
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I=
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1
O=
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3
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Let
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S=2ABC
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Then
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R(bc(R+r)-Rr(4R+r))
R+r
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a(s-a)
2(R+r)
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r(4R+r)
R+r
You can drag the vertices , and .
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Details
Details
A triangle center is said to be even when its barycentric coordinates can be expressed as a function of three variables , , that all occur with even exponents. If the center of a triangle has constant barycentric coordinates, it is called a neutral center (the centroid is the only neutral center). A triangle center is said to be odd if it is neither even nor neutral.
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Standard barycentric coordinates of a point with respect to a reference triangle have a sum of 1.
References
References
[1] C. Kimberling. "Encyclopedia of Triangle Centers." (Jul 3, 2023) faculty.evansville.edu/ck6/encyclopedia.
External Links
External Links
Permanent Citation
Permanent Citation
Minh Trinh Xuan
"Basic Parameters of the Kimberling Center X(55)"
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Published: July 19, 2023