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Weill Point


Weill's theorem states that, given the incircle and circumcircle of a bicentric polygon of n sides, the centroid of the tangent points on the incircle is a fixed point W, known as the Weill point, independent of the orientation of the polygon.

WeillPointTriangle

For a triangle DeltaABC, the Weill point W is the triangle centroid of the contact triangle DeltaA^'B^'C^'. The Weill point is Kimberling center X_(354), and has equivalent triangle center functions

alpha_(354)=(b-c)^2-a(b+c)
(1)
alpha_(354)=cos^2(1/2B)+cos^2(1/2C).
(2)
WeillPointLine

If O, I and W are the circumcenter, incenter, and Weill point of a triangle DeltaABC, then W lies on the line OI and

 (WI)/(IO)=r/(3R)=((a+b-c)(a-b+c)(-a+b+c))/(6abc),
(3)

where r and R are the inradius and circumradius of DeltaABC.


See also

Weill's Theorem

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References

Gallatly, W. "The Weill Point." §238in The Modern Geometry of the Triangle, 2nd ed. London: Hodgson, p. 19, 1913.M'Clelland, W. J. A Treatise on the Geometry of the Circle and Some Extensions to Conic Sections by the Method of Reciprocation, with Numerous Examples. London: Macmillan, p. 96, 1891.Weill. Liouville's J. (Ser. 3) 4, 270, 1878.

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

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