Inscribing a triangle in a circle in spherical geometry

DOI10.4171/196-1/5MaRDI QIDQ2418610zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Himalaya Senapati

Publication date 28 May 2019

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.4171/196-1/5

zbMATH Keywords

spherical geometrytriangle in a circle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Elementary problems in hyperbolic and elliptic geometries (51M09) Hyperbolic and elliptic geometries (general) and generalizations (51M10) Geometric constructions in real or complex geometry (51M15)

Review text

Summary: We consider the geometrical problem of constructing a triangle using a straightedge and compass so that its three vertices lie on a given circle and its three sides when produced pass through three given points. This problem was formulated and studied by Pappus of Alexandria in his \textit{Collection} in the special case where the three given points are aligned (Proposition 117 of Book VII of the \textit{Collection}). Lagrange gave an algebraic solution to this problem (1776). Euler gave another solution and commented on the case where the given circle and the three given points are on a sphere (1780). In this chapter, after recalling the solution due to Lagrange, we study the same problem on the sphere. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1412.51001].

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