A Sylvester theorem for conic sections (Q1101955)
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A Sylvester theorem for conic sections (English)
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1988
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As a generalization of the Sylvester theorem for a set of n-points in the Euclidean or projective plane it is proved: if S is a finite set of points in the plane and no conic contains all points of S, then S determines a conic which contains exactly 5 points of S.
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Sylvester theorem
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conic
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