Let be the point at which the -excircle meets the side of a triangle , and define and similarly. Then the lines , , and concur in the Nagel point
(sometimes denoted ). The Nagel point has triangle
center function
(1)
and is Kimberling center .
The triangle
is called the extouch triangle , and its is therefore
the Cevian triangle with respect to the Nagel
point.
The points ,
, and can also be constructed as the points which bisect the perimeter of starting at , ,
and . For this reason, the Nagel point
is sometimes known as the bisected perimeter point (Bennett et al. 1988, Chen
et al. 1992, Kimberling 1994), although the cleavance
center is also a bisected perimeter point.
The Nagel point lies on the Nagel line . The orthocenter and Nagel point form a diameter of the Fuhrmann
circle .
Distances to some other named triangle centers include
where
is the triangle centroid , is the incenter , is the Gergonne point ,
is the nine-point
center ,
is the circumcenter , is the Spieker center ,
and is the triangle
area .
The Nagel point Na is also the isotomic
conjugate of the Gergonne point Ge .
The complement of the Nagel point is the incenter .
See also Cleavance Center ,
Excenter ,
Excentral Triangle ,
Excircles ,
Fuhrmann Circle ,
Gergonne
Point ,
Mittenpunkt ,
Nagel
Line ,
Splitter ,
Trisected
Perimeter Point
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