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Re: Finding The Symmedian
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2010 Dec 17, 14:15 -0800
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2010 Dec 17, 14:15 -0800
Gary,
My method is not an approximation. See the linked example for the 20/70/90 triangle which generates the same symmedian point K as your image using the divider compass method. The circles are bigger which makes things look clumsy.
Greg Rudzinski
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