The isotomic conjugate of a point is the point of concurrence of the isotomic lines relative
to a point
. The isotomic conjugate
of a point
with trilinear coordinates
is
|
(1)
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Vandeghen (1965) calls the transformation taking points to their isotomic conjugates the Cevian transform. The function composition of isotomic conjugation and isogonal conjugation is a collineation which transforms the sides of a triangle to themselves (Vandeghen 1965).
An isotomic transversal is sometimes referred to as an isotomic conjugate (Ehrmann and van Lamoen 2004).
There are four points which are isotomically self-conjugate: the triangle centroid and each of the exmedian points.
The following table lists some common triangle centers
and their isotomic conjugates.
| triangle center | isotomic conjugate |
| Gergonne point Ge | Nagel point Na |
| incenter | |
| Nagel point Na | Gergonne point Ge |
| orthocenter | symmedian
point of the anticomplementary triangle |
| symmedian point | third
Brocard point |
| third Brocard point | symmedian
point |
| triangle centroid | triangle
centroid |
The isotomic conjugate of a line having trilinear equation
|
(2)
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is a conic section circumscribed on the triangle , provided
passes through none of
,
, and
(Casey 1893, Vandeghen 1965). The isotomic conjugate of the
line at infinity having trilinear equation
|
(3)
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is the Steiner circumellipse
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(4)
|
(Vandeghen 1965).
When nondegenerate, the isotomic conjugate of the Euler line is a circumhyperbola.
The type of conic section to which is transformed is determined by whether the line
meets the Steiner
circumellipse
.
1. If
does not intersect
, the isotomic transform
is an ellipse.
2. If
is a tangent line to
, the isotomic transform
is a parabola.
3. If
cuts
, the isotomic transform
is a hyperbola, which is a rectangular
hyperbola if the line passes through the isotomic conjugate
of the orthocenter
(Casey 1893, Vandeghen 1965).