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Outer Pentagon Point


OuterPentagonPoint

Let A^' be the outermost vertex of the regular pentagon erected outward on side BC of a reference triangle DeltaABC. Similarly, define B^' and C^'. The triangle DeltaA^'B^'C^' is then perspective to DeltaABC, and the perspector is known as the outward pentagon point. It is Kimberling center X_(1139) and has equivalent triangle center functions

alpha_(1139)=(cscA)/(cotA-cot(2/5pi))
(1)
=1/(a[2Delta+tan(2/5pi)bccosA]),
(2)

where Delta is the area of the reference triangle.


See also

Inner Pentagon Point

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References

Kimberling, C. "Encyclopedia of Triangle Centers: X(1139)=Outer Pentagon Point." http://faculty.evansville.edu/ck6/encyclopedia/ETC.html#X1139.

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Outer Pentagon Point

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Outer Pentagon Point." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/OuterPentagonPoint.html

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