Given three points in the Cartesian plane, what are the coordinates of the Fermat point?
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Given three points $P(x_1,y_1),P(x_2,y_2) text{ and } P(x_3,y_3)$ in the Cartesian plane, what are the coordinates of the Fermat point?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermat_point
geometry euclidean-geometry analytic-geometry
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Given three points $P(x_1,y_1),P(x_2,y_2) text{ and } P(x_3,y_3)$ in the Cartesian plane, what are the coordinates of the Fermat point?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermat_point
geometry euclidean-geometry analytic-geometry
edited Dec 3 '18 at 22:25
KReiser
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asked Dec 3 '18 at 22:21
FrancyelleFrancyelle
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It is well defined - find the third vertices for two of the triangles and than just calculate the intersection of the lines created with the proper vertices - what is your challenge?
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– Moti
Dec 4 '18 at 7:27
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This is an algorithm, not a formula.
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– Francyelle
Dec 4 '18 at 14:50
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– BPP
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Given three points $P(x_1,y_1),P(x_2,y_2) text{ and } P(x_3,y_3)$ in the Cartesian plane, what are the coordinates of the Fermat point?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermat_point
geometry euclidean-geometry analytic-geometry
edited Dec 3 '18 at 22:25
KReiser
9,39221435
asked Dec 3 '18 at 22:21
FrancyelleFrancyelle
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Given three points $P(x_1,y_1),P(x_2,y_2) text{ and } P(x_3,y_3)$ in the Cartesian plane, what are the coordinates of the Fermat point?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermat_point
geometry euclidean-geometry analytic-geometry
geometry euclidean-geometry analytic-geometry
edited Dec 3 '18 at 22:25
KReiser
9,39221435
asked Dec 3 '18 at 22:21
FrancyelleFrancyelle
11
edited Dec 3 '18 at 22:25
KReiser
9,39221435
asked Dec 3 '18 at 22:21
FrancyelleFrancyelle
11
edited Dec 3 '18 at 22:25
KReiser
9,39221435
edited Dec 3 '18 at 22:25
KReiser
9,39221435
edited Dec 3 '18 at 22:25
KReiser
9,39221435
9,39221435
asked Dec 3 '18 at 22:21
FrancyelleFrancyelle
11
asked Dec 3 '18 at 22:21
FrancyelleFrancyelle
11
asked Dec 3 '18 at 22:21
FrancyelleFrancyelle
11
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It is well defined - find the third vertices for two of the triangles and than just calculate the intersection of the lines created with the proper vertices - what is your challenge?
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– Moti
Dec 4 '18 at 7:27
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This is an algorithm, not a formula.
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– Francyelle
Dec 4 '18 at 14:50
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faculty.evansville.edu/ck6/encyclopedia/ETC.html#X13
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– BPP
Dec 4 '18 at 15:24
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It is well defined - find the third vertices for two of the triangles and than just calculate the intersection of the lines created with the proper vertices - what is your challenge?
$endgroup$
– Moti
Dec 4 '18 at 7:27
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This is an algorithm, not a formula.
$endgroup$
– Francyelle
Dec 4 '18 at 14:50
$begingroup$
faculty.evansville.edu/ck6/encyclopedia/ETC.html#X13
$endgroup$
– BPP
Dec 4 '18 at 15:24
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It is well defined - find the third vertices for two of the triangles and than just calculate the intersection of the lines created with the proper vertices - what is your challenge?
$endgroup$
– Moti
Dec 4 '18 at 7:27
$begingroup$
It is well defined - find the third vertices for two of the triangles and than just calculate the intersection of the lines created with the proper vertices - what is your challenge?
$endgroup$
– Moti
Dec 4 '18 at 7:27
$begingroup$
This is an algorithm, not a formula.
$endgroup$
– Francyelle
Dec 4 '18 at 14:50
$begingroup$
This is an algorithm, not a formula.
$endgroup$
– Francyelle
Dec 4 '18 at 14:50
$begingroup$
faculty.evansville.edu/ck6/encyclopedia/ETC.html#X13
$endgroup$
– BPP
Dec 4 '18 at 15:24
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faculty.evansville.edu/ck6/encyclopedia/ETC.html#X13
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– BPP
Dec 4 '18 at 15:24
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It is well defined - find the third vertices for two of the triangles and than just calculate the intersection of the lines created with the proper vertices - what is your challenge?
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– Moti
Dec 4 '18 at 7:27
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This is an algorithm, not a formula.
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– Francyelle
Dec 4 '18 at 14:50
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faculty.evansville.edu/ck6/encyclopedia/ETC.html#X13
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– BPP
Dec 4 '18 at 15:24