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viernes, 26 de octubre de 2012

A conic centered at the Euler line

Theorem. Given a triangle ABC, call \Gamma the locus of points P such that polar of P with respect to the circumcircle is tangent to the nine point circle. Then we have:
1) \Gamma is a conic whose center is X_{26}, the circumcenter of the tangential triangle.
2) \Gamma is an ellipse, parabola o hyperbola if and only if the triangle is acute, rectangle or obtuse.
3) The diameter on the transverse axis of the conic is also a diameter of the circumcircle of tangential triangle. Therefore, the transverse axis of the conic is the Euler line of the triangle.
4) If  \alpha, \beta  are the lengths of the transverse and conjugate axes of the conic respectively, we have the relation

                                \left(\frac{\alpha}{\beta}\right)^2=1-\frac{OH^2}{R^2}

5) The foci of the conic are O and O', where O' is the reflection of O on the center X_{26}.

In fact, this is a particular case of some projective theorem: "the locus of poles with respect a conic of the tangents to another conic is also a conic".

Here is the version for two circles:

(A) and (B) are circles
The line AB intersect (B) at M and N
M' and N' are the inverses of M and N with respect to (A)
J is the inverse of A with respect to (B)
O is the inverse of J with respect to (A)
A' is the reflection of A on O
The locus points P such that the polar of P with respect to (A) is tangent to (B) is a conic with foci A and A' and diameter M'N'.


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