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Frégier's Theorem


FregiersTheorem

Pick any point P on a conic section, and draw a series of right angles having this point as their vertices. Then the line segments connecting the rays of the right angles where they intersect the conic section concur in a point P^', as illustrated above.


See also

Conic Section, Right Angle

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References

Wells, D. The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Geometry. Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, p. 83, 1991.

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Frégier's Theorem

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Frégier's Theorem." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/FregiersTheorem.html

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