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nine-point circle (Definition)

The nine point circle also known as the Euler's circle or the Feuerbach circle is the circle that passes through the feet of perpendiculars from the vertices $ A, B$ and $ C$ of a triangle $ \triangle ABC.$

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Some of the properties of this circle are:

Property 1 : This circle also passes through the midpoints of the sides $ AB, BC$ and $ CA$ of $ \triangle ABC.$ This was shown by Euler.

Property 2 : Feuerbach showed that this circle also passes through the midpoints of the line segments $ AH, BH$ and $ CH$ which are drawn from the vertices of $ \triangle ABC$ to its orthocenter $ H.$

These three triples of points make nine in all, giving the circle its name.

Property 3 : The radius of the nine-point cirlce is $ R/2,$ where $ R$ is the circumradius (radius of the circumcircle).

Property 4 : The center of the nine-point circle is the midpoint of the line segment joining the orthocenter and the circumcenter, and hence lies on the Euler line.

Property 5 : All triangles inscribed in a given circle and having the same orthocenter, have the same nine-point circle.



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Other names:  Euler circle, Feuerbach circle, nine point circle
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Cross-references: inscribed, Euler line, circumcenter, center, circumcircle, circumradius, radius, points, orthocenter, line segments, Euler, sides, midpoints, properties, triangle, vertices, perpendiculars, passes through, circle
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