A characterization of motions as bijections preserving inradius or circumradius 1 (Q1069126)

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    A characterization of motions as bijections preserving inradius or circumradius 1
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3933906

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      A characterization of motions as bijections preserving inradius or circumradius 1 (English)
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      The following two theorems are proven. Let \(x\to \bar x\) be a bijection of the Euclidean plane such that if a, b and c are vertices of a triangle of circumradius 1 (inradius 1), then so are \(\bar a,\) \(\bar b\) and \(\bar c.\) Then the bijection must be a Euclidean motion.
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      Beckman-Quarles theorem
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      bijection of the Euclidean plane
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      circumradius
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      inradius
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      Euclidean motion
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