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Griffiths Points


"The" Griffiths point Gr is the fixed point in Griffiths' theorem. Given four points on a circle and a line through the center of the circle, the four corresponding Griffiths points are collinear (Tabov 1995).

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Let the inner and outer Soddy triangles of a reference triangle DeltaABC be denoted DeltaPQR and DeltaP^'Q^'R^', respectively. Similarly, let the tangential triangles of DeltaPQR and DeltaP^'Q^'R^' be denoted DeltaXYZ and DeltaX^'Y^'Z^', respectively. Then the inner (respectively, outer) Griffiths point Gr (respectively, Gr^') is the perspector of DeltaPQR and DeltaX^'Y^'Z^' (respectively, DeltaP^'Q^'R^' and DeltaXYZ) (Oldknow 1996). The Griffiths points lie on the Soddy line. They have triangle center functions

alpha_(Gr)=1+(8Delta)/(a(b+c-a))
(1)
alpha_(Gr^')=1-(8Delta)/(a(b+c-a)),
(2)

which are Kimberling centers X_(1373) and X_(1374), respectively.


See also

First Eppstein Point, Gergonne Point, Griffiths' Theorem, Incenter, Rigby Points, Second Eppstein Point, Soddy Line, Soddy Triangles

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References

Kimberling, C. "Encyclopedia of Triangle Centers: X(1st Griffiths Point)=1373." http://faculty.evansville.edu/ck6/encyclopedia/ETC.html#X1373.Kimberling, C. "Encyclopedia of Triangle Centers: X(2nd Griffiths Point)=1374." http://faculty.evansville.edu/ck6/encyclopedia/ETC.html#X1374.Oldknow, A. "The Euler-Gergonne-Soddy Triangle of a Triangle." Amer. Math. Monthly 103, 319-329, 1996.Tabov, J. "Four Collinear Griffiths Points." Math. Mag. 68, 61-64, 1995.

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