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- bob bundy
- 2012-08-12 07:05:20
Sorry. I do not understand your question.
Bob
- mathmatiKs
- 2012-08-12 06:04:37
That property is still true even if the center of the circle has been moved out after the point D to point G?
mathmatiKs
- bob bundy
- 2012-08-10 17:48:31
hi mathmatiKs
In any circle, there are relationships between certain angles. These are called 'the angle properties of a circle'. I recently got asked to prove them all so you can look them up on:
http://www.mathisfunforum.com/viewtopic … 77#p220477
Look particularly at post #6.
I have made a simplified diagram for your question, erasing the bits that are not needed for this and marked the angles that are equal with a red dot.
Look at the chord IF. On the blue circle it makes the angle IDF and the angle IGF. So these are equal by property 2.
BAC is also equal because it is the opposite angle in the parallelogram ABDC.
Hope that helps you to understand this step in the proof.
There are three circles to 'play with' so you will be able to find lots of angles that are equal using the property. Look for a chord and a pair of angles made by the chord on the opposite side of the cirlce.
Bob
- mathmatiKs
- 2012-08-10 08:19:52
bob bundy wrote:
angle IGF = IDF ( angles made at the circumference by the same chord IF )
=> IGE = EDF = CAB
that means? 
- mathmatiKs
- 2012-08-08 13:51:21
I hope I have an avatar to appear 
- bob bundy
- 2012-08-05 18:41:34
hi mathmatiKs
Sleeping on this problem has given a result.
I wanted to construct the circles without having to 'make' the right radius.
So I used parallelograms.
By drawing lines parallel to the sides AB, BC and CA make three parallelograms
ABDC, BCFA and CAEB.
Opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal so
ABC = DFE, BCA = FED and CAB = EDF.
So DFE is similar to ABC (letters in the correct order)
To make the circles I can use D, E and F to fix the radius.
Circle on C: Radius = CD. ( note that this circle also goes through F because AB = CD and AB = FC )
Circle on B: Radius = BE. ( for the same reason this circle also goes through D )
Circle on A: Radius = AF ( for the same reason this circle also goes through E )
So three of the points from my earlier diagram are now indentified as D, E and F .
I have labelled the remaining intersections of circles as G, H and I
My diagram shows the same similar triangles as before but using the new letters.
To show the remaining triangles are also similar I will outline just one example.
Consider triangle EIG.
In this triangle IEG = BCA (opposite angles in a parallelogram)
Draw the line IG (shown in green)
angle IGF = IDF ( angles made at the circumference by the same chord IF )
=> IGE = EDF = CAB
So EIG is similar to CBA ( two angles are the same => all three must be the same )
Hope that helps, 
Bob
- mathmatiKs
- 2012-08-05 07:59:01
Good bye Bob.
Good luck.
Really excited to discover new things, I'm always careful.
- mathmatiKs
- 2012-08-05 07:56:53
If you are using Kig, you got an option of "intersection" that will draw the point of intersection. It is easier and error free.
- bob bundy
- 2012-08-05 07:55:38
It is quite late for me in the UK. And I need some sleep. Too much Olympic excitement!
I'll try a proof tomorrow.
Bob
- mathmatiKs
- 2012-08-05 07:55:03
bob bundy wrote:
I've just looked at the recent posts.
I have four similar triangles!
Colouring the circles helped.
See diagram.AF = 6.30
BC=6.23
That will not be the error?Yes. I am placing the points with the mouse and 'hand shake' causes small inaccuracies.
Bob
Exactly. Are similar to the original triangle, that's what I say.
- mathmatiKs
- 2012-08-05 07:53:39
I did it in Kig (Interactive Geometry) and always works.
I just have to prove it.
- bob bundy
- 2012-08-05 07:50:04
I've just looked at the recent posts.
I have four similar triangles!
Colouring the circles helped.
See diagram.
AF = 6.30
BC=6.23
That will not be the error?
Yes. I am placing the points with the mouse and 'hand shake' causes small inaccuracies.
Bob
- bobbym
- 2012-08-05 07:47:28
Hi mathmatiKs;
Thanks, I will test them for AAA. Also, I will see if it works for some other triangles. See you later.
- mathmatiKs
- 2012-08-05 07:45:15
Similar triangles:
DGI FIE HFD
- mathmatiKs
- 2012-08-05 07:39:37
AF = 6.30
BC=6.23
That will not be the error?