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The Fermat point configuration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

C. J. Bradley*
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Extract

In this article a theorem similar to Napoleon’s theorem is established for the Fermat point configuration of a triangle. Areal coordinates are used throughout, with ABC as triangle of reference. For a full account of how to define and use these coordinates see Bradley [1]. Alternative synthetic proofs, generously supplied by the referee, are also included. The presentation of the paper with its emphasis on coordinates was designed in part to show that an algebraic treatment of the Fermat point configuration is possible, as well as the more familiar synthetic or complex number treatments.

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Copyright © The Mathematical Association 2008

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References

1. Bradley, C.J., Challenges in geometry for mathematical olympians, Oxford University Press (2005).Google Scholar