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Eight-Point Circle Theorem
EightPointCircle

Let ABCD be a quadrilateral with perpendicular polygon diagonals. The midpoints of the sides (a, b, c, and d) determine a parallelogram (the Varignon parallelogram) with sides parallel to the polygon diagonals. The eight-point circle passes through the four midpoints and the four feet of the perpendiculars from the opposite sides a^', b^', c^', and d^'.

SEE ALSO: Feuerbach's Theorem

REFERENCES:

Brand, L. "The Eight-Point Circle and the Nine-Point Circle." Amer. Math. Monthly 51, 84-85, 1944.

Honsberger, R. Mathematical Gems II. Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer., pp. 11-13, 1976.




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