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de Longchamps Point

The reflection of the Orthocenter about the Circumcenter. This point is also the Orthocenter of the Anticomplementary Triangle. It has Triangle Center Function

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\alpha=\cos A-\cos B\cos C.
\end{displaymath}

It lies on the Euler Line.


References

Altshiller-Court, N. ``On the de Longchamps Circle of the Triangle.'' Amer. Math. Monthly 33, 368-375, 1926.

Kimberling, C. ``Central Points and Central Lines in the Plane of a Triangle.'' Math. Mag. 67, 163-187, 1994.

Vandeghen, A. ``Soddy's Circles and the de Longchamps Point of a Triangle.'' Amer. Math. Monthly 71, 176-179, 1964.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-24