X1143

2nd MALFATTI-RABINOWITZ POINT

Along each side of ABC there is a segment that is a common tangent to two of the three Malfatti circles of ABC. Let A', B', C' be the midpoints of these respective segments. Then triangle A'B'C' isperspective to ABC, and the perspector is X1143. (Stanley Rabinowitz, #4611, 12/29/01) For coordinates, see Paul Yiu, #4615, 12/30/01, and
< A B C >: Reference Triangle △ABC [ A B ]: Sideline AB (Base c = 1) [ B C ]: Sideline BC (Side a) [ C A ]: Sideline CA (Side b) { 8, 177 }: Central Line L(8, 177) { 174, 175 }: Central Line L(174, 175) { 558, 1488 }: Central Line L(558, 1488) A = Vertex A (0.0000, 0.0000) B = Vertex B (1.0000, 0.0000) C = Vertex C (0.6122, 0.5999) X_1489 = 3rd STEVANOVIC POINT (0.5675, 0.2288) X_2 = CENTROID (0.5374, 0.2000) X_8 = NAGEL POINT (0.4694, 0.1333) X_177 = 1st MID-ARC POINT (0.5862, 0.2654) X_174 = YFF CENTER OF CONGRUENCE (0.5813, 0.2549) X_175 = ISOPERIMETRIC POINT (0.4271, -0.1006) X_558 = (X(1),X(57))-ANSWER TO QUESTION A (0.6164, 0.3210) X_1488 = 2nd STEVANOVIC POINT (0.5582, 0.2148) X_1143 = 2nd MALFATTI-RABINOWITZ POINT (0.5857, 0.2649) A B C X1489 X2 X8 X177 X174 X175 X558 X1488 X1143 (a, b, c) = (5, 6, 7) | AB = 1

X1143 (2nd MALFATTI-RABINOWITZ POINT) constructed on acute reference triangle \((a, b, c) = (5, 6, 7)\) with unit baseline AB = \(1\).

Constructed Elements

Trilinears: \(\csc A \tan A/4 : \csc B \tan B/4 : \csc C \tan C/4\)
Barycentrics: \(\tan A/4 : \tan B/4 : \tan C/4\)
Search Value (6, 9, 13): \(0.982123961231\)
▸ Alternate Coordinates1 form
  • Barycentrics: \(f(a,b,c) : f(b,c,a) : f(c,a,b)\), where \(f(a,b,c) = (b + c - a)^{1/2}[2b^{1/2}c^{1/2} - (a + b + c)^{1/2}(b + c - a)^{1/2}]\)

X1143 lies on the cubic K200.

▸ Incident Central Lines3 lines

{8, 177}, {174, 175}, {558, 1488}

▸ Functional Relations3 relations

Notes

Milorad R. Stevanovic, “Triangle Centers Associated with the Malfatti Circles,” :cite:`Forum Geometricorum <forum-geometricorum>` 3 (2003) 83-93.

Let A' be the touchpoint of the line BC and the incircle of the triangle BCI, where I = incenter of ABC. Define B' and C' cyclically. The line AA', BB', CC' concur in X1143. (Randy Hutson, 9/23/2011)