Draw lines symmedian point intersect
the sides of circle known as the first Lemoine circle,
or sometimes the triplicate-ratio circle (Tucker 1883; Kimberling 1998, p. 233).
This circle has circle function
(1)
corresponding to Kimberling center Brocard midpoint circumcenter and symmedian
point , and radius
where circumradius , inradius , and Brocard angle
of the original triangle (Johnson 1929, p. 274).
Kimberling centers Brocard axis ) lie on
the first Lemoine circle.
The first Lemoine circle and Brocard circle are concentric, and the triangles
The first Lemoine circle divides any side into segments proportional to the squares of the sides
(4)
Furthermore, the chords cut from the sides by the Lemoine circle are proportional to the squares of the sides.
The first Lemoine circle is a special case of a Tucker
circle .
See also Cosine Circle ,
Lemoine Hexagon ,
Lemoine Axis ,
Symmedian
Point ,
Taylor Circle ,
Third
Lemoine Circle ,
Tucker Circles
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Subject classifications
,
,
and 
through the symmedian point 
and parallel to the sides of the triangle 
. The points where the parallel lines intersect
the sides of 
then lie on a circle known as the first Lemoine circle,
or sometimes the triplicate-ratio circle (Tucker 1883; Kimberling 1998, p. 233).
, which is the complement of the symmedian point. It
has center at the Brocard midpoint 
, i.e., the midpoint of 
, where 
is the circumcenter and 
is the symmedian
point, and radius
is the circumradius, 
is the inradius, and 
is the Brocard angle
of the original triangle (Johnson 1929, p. 274).
and 
(the intersections with the Brocard axis) lie on
the first Lemoine circle.
, 
, and 
are similar to 
(Tucker 1883).
