Apollonius circles of the triangle in an isotropic plane (Q2518184)

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Apollonius circles of the triangle in an isotropic plane
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    Apollonius circles of the triangle in an isotropic plane (English)
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    15 January 2009
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    The Apollonius circle \({\mathcal A}_a\) of an allowable triangle \(ABC\) of the real isotropic plane is the set of all points \(T\) such that \(TB:TC=AB:AC\) or \(TB:TC=-AB:AC\). The first set is the isotropic line \(\mathcal A\) through \(A\) and the second set is the isotropic line \(\mathcal D\) which is incident with the intersection point of \(BC\) and the orthic axis \(\mathcal H\) of \(ABC\); \({\mathcal A}_a=\mathcal A\cup\mathcal D\). If \(ABC\) is the standard triangle \(\{A=(a,a^2),B=(b,b^2),C=(c,c^2)\}\), then \(\mathcal D\) has the equation \[ x=(b(a-c)+c(a-b)):(2a-b-c). \] Assume that the Apollonius circles \({\mathcal A}_b\) and \({\mathcal A}_c\) consist of the isotropic lines \(\mathcal B\), \(\mathcal E\) resp. \(\mathcal C\), \(\mathcal F\). Among other theorems the authors prove: \(H(\mathcal{AD,BC})\), \(H(\mathcal{BE,CA})\), \(H(\mathcal{CF,AB})\), \(H(\mathcal{AD,EF})\), \(H(\mathcal{BE,FD})\), \(H(\mathcal{CF,DE})\). The Apollonius axes \({\mathcal A}_0\), \({\mathcal B}_0\), and \({\mathcal C}_0\) of the Apollonius circles \({\mathcal A}_a\), \({\mathcal A}_b\), and \({\mathcal A}_c\), respectively, are the isotropic lines through the intersection points of the Lemoine line of \(ABC\) with \(BC\), \(CA\), and \(AB\), respectively. Euclidean results on Apollonius circles from M. Haberland (1897, 1898) and from N. A. Court (1915) are transferred by the authors to the isotropic plane.
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    isotropic plane
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    triangle geometry
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    Apollonius circle
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    Apollonius axis
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    orthic axis
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    Lemoine line
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