Spreadsheets

Alongside his 353 handwritten notebook pages, seelig constructed an extensive suite of computational geometry workbooks in OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods) format. These sheets test algebraic identities, verify homogeneous barycentric coordinates, and compute exact and numerical coordinates for the canonical \((a, b, c) = (5, 6, 7)\) reference triangle.

Workbooks in Archive

  1. resources/spreadsheets/Triangles and Circles.ods — Master workbook containing 59 worksheets spanning triangle centers, circle families, harmonic conjugates, projective theorems, and special triangles.

  2. resources/spreadsheets/00.triangle-basics/circumcircle-circumcenter.ods — Step-by-step derivation of the circumcenter and circumcircle from side lengths \((5, 6, 7)\) (also exported as .csv, .html, .fods, and .xlsx).

  3. resources/spreadsheets/00.triangle-basics/triangle-basics-draw.ods — Coordinate plotting workbook for basic triangle vertices and centers.

Master Worksheet Index (Triangles and Circles.ods)

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Worksheet

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Linked Codex Topics

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DrawTriangle

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General Reference

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Sides

42

General Reference

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Basic Centers

0

General Reference

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triangle centered at incenter

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General Reference

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3pts=1circle

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General Reference

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Sides - centroid

45

General Reference

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Incircle

42

General Reference

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incircle 2 cot

44

General Reference

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Circumcircle

44

General Reference

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Circumcircle 2

43

General Reference

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Euler

41

General Reference

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dIO

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General Reference

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centroid

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General Reference

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geo mean

37

General Reference

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Orthocenter

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F.34, F.36, F.50

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Euler 2x 3x angle idents

39

General Reference

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Excircles

43

General Reference

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Extangents

42

General Reference

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Orthic Triangle

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F.36, F.38

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Fermat

44

General Reference

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Brocard

43

General Reference

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Arc of C

8

General Reference

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Pythagorean

45

General Reference

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PT w equal hyp

43

General Reference

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PythagoreanTripleGraph

34

General Reference

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PythTrianglewExcircles

39

General Reference

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PythTriApexParameter

45

General Reference

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HeronianTriangle

25

General Reference

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Angle Bisector Thm

44

General Reference

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Alt Segments Thm

16

General Reference

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Menelaus

40

F.7

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Ceva

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F.7

33

Altitude

33

General Reference

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Point in Triangle Test

42

General Reference

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Point & Triangle

44

General Reference

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barycentric

41

General Reference

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barycentric w CaR

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General Reference

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Trilinear

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General Reference

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trace

44

General Reference

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Power

21

General Reference

41

Intersecting Circles

36

General Reference

42

Isotomic Conj

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General Reference

43

Harmonic Conj

40

General Reference

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HarmConj

39

General Reference

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HC XYZ

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General Reference

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HarmMean

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General Reference

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Orthogonal Circles

44

General Reference

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Orthogonal 2

44

General Reference

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Isosceles

42

General Reference

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Golden Triangle

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F.23, F.40

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Equil w Known Radials

23

General Reference

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Oai Equil ∆

41

General Reference

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20-40-120

43

General Reference

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Euler 2x 3x angles

34

General Reference

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Special

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General Reference

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Hyperbolas of ∆

18

General Reference

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Grk Sym

44

General Reference

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E2 ASCII

23

General Reference

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circle templ

43

General Reference

Worksheet Formula Inspector

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Worksheet: DrawTriangle (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

G9

G9

4

=D9

H9

4

0

=E9

G10

G10

0

=D10

H10

0

3

=E10

G11

G11

0

=D11

H11

0

0

=E11

C12

C12

A

=C9

D12

A

4

=D9

Cell Excerpt

Triangle Basics

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The semiperimeter s is equal to (a+b

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The area K is equal to the square ro

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Worksheet: Sides (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

G16

G16

a

=G16

H16

a

3

=H16

G17

G17

b

=G17

H17

b

3

=H17

G18

G18

c

=G18

H18

c

5

=H18

H20

A

0.0

=-[.$H$12]/2

H21

B

5.0

=H18

Cell Excerpt

Triangle Basics

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Given the side lengths, determine an

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The semiperimeter s is equal to (a+b

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The area K is equal to the square ro

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Worksheet: Basic Centers (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Auxiliary layout or scratch worksheet in workbook.

Worksheet: triangle centered at incenter (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

J11

A

-5.0

=-G25

K11

-5.0

-2.8

=-H25

J12

B

6.0

=G13-G25

K12

6.0

-2.8

=-H25

J13

C

-0.4

=G12*COS(H17)-G25

K13

-0.4

4.9

=G12*SIN(H17)-H25

F14

F14

a

=F11

G14

a

10

=G11

Cell Excerpt

A Triangle Whose Incenter is the Ori

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The semiperimeter s is equal to (a+b

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Worksheet: 3pts=1circle (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

E14

A

-2

=E12

F14

-2

-2

=F12

E15

B

5

=E13

F15

5

3

=F13

E16

dA

8.0

=E12^2+F12^2

F16

8.0

8.0

=E17

E17

dB

34.0

=E13^2+F13^2

F17

34.0

34.0

=E18

Cell Excerpt

Three Points Specify One Circle Uniq

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Define three points

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This gives a compact, modular way of

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Graphical points are included too

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Worksheet: Sides - centroid (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

E12

E12

7.61577310586391

=SQRT(58)

E13

E13

3.60555127546399

=SQRT(13)

C15

(hide)

a

=C12

E15

E15

7.61577310586391

=E12

C16

(hide)

b

=C13

E16

E16

3.60555127546399

=E13

E17

E17

5

=E14

E19

E19

123.7

=DEGREES(F19)

Cell Excerpt

Triangle Basics

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Given the side lengths, determine an

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The triangle will be graphed with it

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The triangle will be rotatable by a

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The semiperimeter s is equal to (a+b

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The area K is equal to the square ro

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Worksheet: Incircle (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

K11

K11

-2

=E12

L11

-2

-2

=F12

K12

K12

5

=E13

L12

5

3

=F13

K13

K13

1

=E14

L13

1

4

=F14

K14

K14

-2

=E12

L14

-2

-2

=F12

Cell Excerpt

Incircle / incenter

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The incenter is the intersection of

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The contact points form another tria

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Worksheet: incircle 2 cot (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

H11

1

1

=G11

G12

r

1

=G11

H12

1

1

=G12

G13

r

1

=G12

H13

1

1

=G13

G14

r

1

=G13

H14

1

1

=G14

G15

r

1

=G14

Cell Excerpt

Incircle - a Triangle defined by the

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A triangle can be specified by the r

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the triangle’s three nterior angles

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Side c is parallel to the x axis

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Worksheet: Circumcircle (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

G11

-2

13

=E12^2+F12^2

J11

J11

-3

=E12

K11

-3

-2

=F12

G12

0

36

=E13^2+F13^2

J12

J12

6

=E13

K12

6

0

=F13

G13

7

53

=E14^2+F14^2

J13

J13

2

=E14

Cell Excerpt

Circumcircle / Circumcenter

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The circumcenter is the intersection

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It is the intersection of the perpen

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This can be used to fit a circle to

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Worksheet: Circumcircle 2 (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

H11

1

1

=G11

G12

R

1

=G11

H12

1

1

=G12

G13

R

1

=G12

H13

1

1

=G13

G14

R

1

=G13

H14

1

1

=G14

G15

R

1

=G14

Cell Excerpt

Circumcircle / Circumcenter

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The circumcenter is the origin of a

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The three vertices are specified by

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Side c is parallel to the x axis

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Worksheet: Euler (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

G21

s

1.5

=SUM(G20:G22)/2

G22

K

0.4

=SQRT(G23*(G23-G20)*(G23-G21)*(G23-G22))

G23

R

0.6

=PRODUCT(G20:G22)/(4*G24)

H23

0.6

0.6

=G25

I24

I24

360

=SUM(I148:I150)

G25

fR

3.7

=(3*PI()/2)-(G150/2)

I25

I25

210

=DEGREES(G27)

G27

qA

3.7

=[.G$27]

Cell Excerpt

The Euler Line

The Euler line L is the line segment

where circumcenter-centroid distance

Incenter I is only on this line for

All four points merge into one point

Fred Seelig

Worksheet: dIO (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

H13

a

1.61803

=(1+SQRT(5))/2

H14

b

1.61803

=(1+SQRT(5))/2

G16

G16

a

=G16

H16

a

1.6180339887499

=H16

G17

G17

b

=G17

H17

b

1.6180339887499

=H17

G18

G18

c

=G18

H18

c

1

=H18

Cell Excerpt

dIO

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Given the reference triangle’s side

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dIO2 = R2 - 2rR

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Worksheet: centroid (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

I12

I12

-2

=D12

J12

-2

-4

=E12

L12

L12

-2

=D12

I13

I13

2

=D13

J13

2

3

=E13

L13

L13

4.5

=D19

I14

I14

7

=D14

J14

7

1

=E14

Cell Excerpt

Centroid, or Orthocenter

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The centroid of a triangle is the in

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A median is the line segment that co

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The centroid is two thirds the lengt

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Worksheet: geo mean (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

F23

y

1.6

=F21-F22

F24

g

0.8

=SQRT(F22*F23)

F33

x

1.6

=(F31/2)*(1+SQRT(1-(2*F32/F31)^2))

F34

y

0.4

=(F31/2)*(1-SQRT(1-(2*F32/F31)^2))

F40

F40

3.64

=F38^2-4*F39^2

F42

F42

0.91

=1-(2*F39/F38)^2

Cell Excerpt

Geometric Mean

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(Based on Thales theorem)

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Last Update

This worksheet shows the relationshi

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Worksheet: Orthocenter (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

I5

I5

A

=D12

J5

A

0

=E12

K5

0

0

=F12

H6

H6

B

=D13

I6

B

6

=E13

J6

6

0

=F13

I7

I7

C

=D14

J7

C

-2

=E14

Cell Excerpt

Orthocenter

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The orthocenter H is the intersecti

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When the reference triangle is obtus

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and has radius rPOLAR2 = 4R2 - (a2+b

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Worksheet: Euler 2x 3x angle idents (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

G23

15

0.261799387799149

=RADIANS(F23)

K23

15

0.261799387799149

=RADIANS(J23)

F24

2x

30

=2*F23

G24

30

0.523598775598299

=RADIANS(F24)

J24

3x

45

=3*J23

K24

45

0.785398163397448

=RADIANS(J24)

F25

180-3x

135

=180-SUM(F23:F24)

G25

135

2.35619449019234

=RADIANS(F25)

Cell Excerpt

Euler Double and Triple Angle Formul

Given a, and b = 2a, then g = 180°-

If c is given, then by law of sines,

Given a, and b = 3a, then g = 180°-

If c is given, then by law of sines,

For the special case when the inradi

Worksheet: Excircles (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

F19

A

-4

=F16

G19

-4

-2

=G16

F20

B

2

=F17

G20

2

-1

=G17

F21

C

-1

=F18

G21

-1

5

=G18

F23

a

6.7

=SQRT((F18-F17)^2+(G18-G17)^2)

G23

6.7

6.7

=F23

Cell Excerpt

Excircles

Each triangle has three excircles, A

The lines connecting the excircle ce

I do not know the name of the point

Create a line connecting a vertex to

They all meet at the same point, cal

Worksheet: Extangents (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

F16

A

-0.8205

=-F26/2

F17

B

0.8205

=-F16

F18

C

-1.0133175

=F26*F23/2

G18

-1.0133175

1.2187690432663

=2/F26

F19

A

-0.8205

=F16

G19

-0.8205

0

=G16

F20

B

0.8205

=F17

G20

0.8205

0

=G17

Cell Excerpt

Extangents Triangle

Extangents triangle T

This investigates the side lengths a

The reference triangle is unity area

Side length c is a free parameter, a

t is the normalization parameter tha

Worksheet: Orthic Triangle (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

G18

G18

5

=G16

H18

5

5

=H16

G19

G19

-9

=G17

H19

-9

4

=H17

G20

G20

0

=G18

H20

0

6

=H18

G22

G22

9.2

=SQRT((G18-G17)^2+(H18-H17)^2)

H22

9.2

9.2

=G23

Cell Excerpt

Orthic Triangle

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The reference triangle DR’s orthic t

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The three vertices are the three foo

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The orthic center H is the incenter

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This is an incredibly useful triangl

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Since most sketches start with a DC,

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Worksheet: Fermat (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

L9

L9

2.8

=D11

D11

F

2.8

=D35

E11

2.8

1.3

=E35

I12

I12

0

=D13

J12

0

0

=E13

L12

L12

0

=D13

I13

I13

3

=D14

J13

3

4

=E14

Cell Excerpt

Fermat Point

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The sum of distances from all three

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If the triangle is acute, F is insid

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The angles at the Fermat point shoul

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Worksheet: Brocard (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

G14

G14

a

=G16

H14

a

5

=H16

G15

G15

b

=G17

H15

b

3

=H17

G16

G16

c

=G18

H16

c

4

=H18

H18

A

0.0

=-[.$H$12]/2

H19

B

4.0

=H18

Cell Excerpt

Brocard Points

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Worksheet: Arc of C (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Cell Excerpt

The Arc of C

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Triangle ABC, with fixed C and const

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Investigating the equation for area

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or of a parameter angle q, where

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Companion C.a.R. construction

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Worksheet: Pythagorean (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

B16

1

1

=GCD(D16;E16)

C16

1

1

=GCD(F16;G16;H16)

F16

1

3

=D16^2-E16^2

G16

3

4

=2*D16*E16

H16

4

5

=D16^2+E16^2

I16

5

3

=F16

J16

3

4

=G16

K16

4

5

=H16

Cell Excerpt

Pythagorean Triple

A triangle having integer sidelength

With hypotenuse equal to the sqrt of

A triangle with PT sides always has

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July 2, 2012

Worksheet: PT w equal hyp (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

B15

1

1

=GCD(D16;E16)

C15

1

1

=GCD(F16;G16;H16)

F15

4

33

=D16^2-E16^2

G15

33

56

=2*D16*E16

H15

56

65

=D16^2+E16^2

I15

65

33

=F16

J15

33

56

=G16

K15

56

65

=H16

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Pythagorean Triangles w Same Hypoten

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Worksheet: PythagoreanTripleGraph (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

F12

1

3

=D12^2-E12^2

G12

3

4

=2*D12*E12

H12

4

5

=D12^2+E12^2

I12

5

6

=(F12+G12+H12)/2

J12

6

1

=K12/I12

K12

1

6

=SQRT(I12*(I12-F12)*(I12-G12)*(I12-H12))

F13

2

5

=D13^2-E13^2

G13

5

12

=2*D13*E13

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Pythagorean Triple

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Worksheet: PythTrianglewExcircles (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

F17

B

5

=F26

G18

0

4

=F25

F19

A

0

=F17

G19

0

0

=G17

F20

B

5

=F18

G20

5

0

=G18

F21

C

0

=F19

G21

0

4

=G19

Cell Excerpt

Pythagorean Triple Triangle with Exc

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Worksheet: PythTriApexParameter (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

E15

1

3

=C15^2-D15^2

F15

3

4

=2*C15*D15

G15

4

5

=C15^2+D15^2

H15

5

6

=(E15+F15+G15)/2

I15

6

1

=J15/H15

J15

1

6

=SQRT(H15*(H15-E15)*(H15-F15)*(H15-G15))

L15

L15

NO

=IF(ABS(M15)<[.L$12];"YES";"NO")

B16

B16

2

=B15+1

Cell Excerpt

Pythagorean Triple Apex Parameter

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Worksheet: HeronianTriangle (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

F18

1

0.894427190999916

=SQRT((D18^2*E18)/(2*D18+E18))

H18

1

1.4142135623731

=SQRT(D18*E18)

I18

1.4142135623731

5

=E18*(D18^2+G18^2)

J18

5

4

=D18*(E18^2+G18^2)

K18

4

3

=(D18+E18)*(D18*E18-G18^2)

L18

3

90.0˚

=DEGREES(ACOS((J18^2+K18^2-I18^2)/(2*J18*K18)))

F19

1

1.50755672288882

=SQRT((D19^2*E19)/(2*D19+E19))

H19

2

2.23606797749979

=SQRT(D19*E19)

Cell Excerpt

Heronian Triples

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Worksheet: Angle Bisector Thm (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

C15

(hide)

a

=C12

E15

E15

28.6

=E12

C16

(hide)

b

=C13

E16

E16

9

=E13

E17

E17

30.8

=E14

J18

g

95.5

=E21

E19

E19

67.6

=DEGREES(F19)

F19

67.6

1.2

=ACOS(((E13^2+E14^2)-(E12^2))/(2*E13*E14))

Cell Excerpt

Angle Bisector Theorem

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Worksheet: Alt Segments Thm (Triangles and Circles.ods)

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Alternate Segments Theorem

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Worksheet: Menelaus (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

J10

J10

5

=G10

K10

5

6

=H10

J11

J11

0

=G11

K11

0

0

=H11

J12

J12

18

=G12

K12

18

0

=H12

D13

D13

A

=D10

G13

G13

5

=G10

Cell Excerpt

Menelaus Theorem

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Worksheet: Ceva (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

F33

A

-8

=-F25

I33

I33

-8

=F38

J33

-8

0

=G38

F34

B

16

=F27

I34

I34

16

=F39

J34

16

0

=G39

G35

0

8

=F26

I35

I35

0

=F40

Cell Excerpt

Ceva’s Theorem

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Worksheet: Altitude (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

E12

E12

3.67058823529412

=E10+((((E12-E10)*(E11-E10))+((F12-F10)*(F11-F10)))/((E11-E10)^2+(F11-F10)^2))*(

F12

3.67058823529412

-0.517647058823529

=F10+((((E12-E10)*(E11-E10))+((F12-F10)*(F11-F10)))/((E11-E10)^2+(F11-F10)^2))*(

E13

E13

7.7

=SQRT((E12-E13)^2+(F12-F13)^2)

F13

7.7

0.741176470588235

=(E24+F24)/E25

E23

E23

45

=(E23-E21)*(E22-E21)

F23

45

18

=(F23-F21)*(F22-F21)

E24

E24

85

=(E22-E21)^2+(F22-F21)^2

F24

85

85

=(E22-E21)^2+(F22-F21)^2

Cell Excerpt

Finding the altitude from a point to

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Worksheet: Point in Triangle Test (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

K10

K10

0

=E10

L10

0

0

=F10

K11

K11

18

=E11

L11

18

0

=F11

K12

K12

6

=E12

L12

6

6

=F12

C13

C13

A

=C10

E13

E13

0

=E10

Cell Excerpt

Point Inside, Outside, or On Triangl

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Worksheet: Point & Triangle (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

K10

K10

0

=E10

L10

0

0

=F10

K11

K11

8.3

=E11

L11

8.3

0

=F11

K12

K12

3.9

=E12

L12

3.9

4.3

=F12

C13

C13

A

=C10

E13

E13

0

=E10

Cell Excerpt

Point - Projection onto Three Sides

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Worksheet: barycentric (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

F12

0.5

0.577350269189626

=SQRT(3)/3

D13

D13

A

=D10

E13

A

0

=E10

F13

0

0

=F10

D14

D14

B

=D11

E14

B

1

=E11

F14

1

0

=F11

D19

D19

a

=D16

Cell Excerpt

Barycentric Coordinates

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Worksheet: barycentric w CaR (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

G32

G32

0.240422721268164

=G27/[.G$25]

G33

G33

0.383091149273448

=G28/[.G$25]

G34

G34

0.376486129458388

=G29/[.G$25]

G35

G35

1

=SUM(G34:G36)

Cell Excerpt

Barycentric Coordinates

This is the spreadsheet calculationa

Create a reference triangle

Create a test point P

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Out of this should emerge the baryce

Worksheet: Trilinear (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

H11

5

12

=SUM(E11:G11)

I11

12

6

=H11/2

J11

6

60

=PRODUCT(E11:G11)

E12

E12

9

=E11^2

F12

9

16

=F11^2

G12

16

25

=G11^2

H12

25

50

=SUM(E12:G12)

I12

50

25

=H12/2

Cell Excerpt

Trilinear Coordinates

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Worksheet: trace (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

G16

s

2.3155

=SUM(G13:G15)/2

G17

K

1.0

=SQRT(G16*(G16-G13)*(G16-G14)*(G16-G15))

G18

R

0.9

=PRODUCT(G13:G15)/(4*G17)

H18

0.9

0.9

=G18

H21

1

1

=G21

H22

1

1

=G22

H23

1

1

=G23

G24

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=[.F$70]*G21

Cell Excerpt

Trace of a Point wrt a Triangle

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Worksheet: Power (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

L5

20.6

0.811

=K9/25.4

L6

32

1.260

=K10/25.4

K7

D

63.5

=25.4*L11

K8

R

30.096773392205

=SQRT(K14^2-K9^2)

L8

30.096773392205

1.185

=K12/25.4

K10

d1min

36.4715748031496

=0.5*(K11-((K9^2-K10^2)/K11))

L10

36.4715748031496

1.436

=K14/25.4

K11

d2min

36.4715748031496

=0.5*(K11-((K9^2-K10^2)/K11))

Cell Excerpt

Power of a Circle

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Worksheet: Intersecting Circles (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

L10

20.6

0.811

=K11/25.4

L11

32

1.260

=K12/25.4

K12

D

63.5

=25.4*L13

K13

R

30.096773392205

=SQRT(K16^2-K11^2)

L13

30.096773392205

1.185

=K14/25.4

K15

d1min

36.4715748031496

=0.5*(K13-((K11^2-K12^2)/K13))

L15

36.4715748031496

1.436

=K16/25.4

K16

d2min

36.4715748031496

=0.5*(K13-((K11^2-K12^2)/K13))

Cell Excerpt

Intersecting Circles

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Worksheet: Isotomic Conj (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

I12

A

0

=I9

J12

0

0

=J9

J13

0.7

0.7

=I13

J14

0.7

0.7

=I14

J15

0.15

0.15

=I15

I16

D

0.86

=I10+I13*(I11-I10)

J16

0.86

0.56

=J10+J13*(J11-J10)

I17

E

0.24

=I11+I14*(I12-I11)

Cell Excerpt

Isotomic Conjugate

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Worksheet: Harmonic Conj (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

F15

D

-1

=1/((2/(F13-F12))-(1/F14))

F18

k

0.333333333333333

=(F14-F12)/(F13-F14)

G18

0.333333333333333

=

="="

F19

k2

0.25

=(F14-F12)/(F13-F12)

G19

0.25

=

="="

F20

k3

-0.5

=(F15-F12)/(F13-F12)

G20

-0.5

=

="="

F21

k4

0

=(F14-F38)/(F13-F12)

Cell Excerpt

Harmonic Conjugate Pairs

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Worksheet: HarmConj (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

H17

H17

5

=(H19+H18)/2

H18

H18

8

=G32+G21

H19

H19

8

=H24

I19

8

5

=SQRT([.$G$15]^2-[.$G$20]^2)

G25

G25

10

=H19-H18

G26

G26

5

=H23

G27

G27

8

=H18+G32+G21

L44

L44

0.2

=0.1+L49

Cell Excerpt

Harmonic Conjugates

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Worksheet: HC XYZ (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

J8

J8

20

=(H10+H8)/2

K8

20

0.2

=H10/J8-1

L8

0.2

1.5

=(1+K8)/(1-K8)

H10

X

24

=H8*((H9+H8)/(H9-H8))

J11

J11

20

=(H13+H11)/2

K11

20

0.1

=H11/J11-1

L11

0.1

1.22222222222222

=(1+K11)/(1-K11)

H13

Y

18

=(SQRT((H11+H12)^2+4*H11*H12)-(H11+H12))/2

Cell Excerpt

Harmonic Conjugates - Distances X, Y

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Worksheet: HarmMean (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

J27

4

0.75

=H40/I40

J28

7

0.714285714285714

=H41/I41

F29

H

2.66666666666667

=2/((1/F40)+(1/F41))

H29

H

30

=2*H40*H41

I29

30

41

=I40*H41+H40*I41

J29

41

0.731707317073171

=H42/I42

J32

3

0.666666666666667

=H46/I46

J33

7

0.714285714285714

=H47/I47

Cell Excerpt

Harmonic Mean

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Worksheet: Orthogonal Circles (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

J8

r2 =

0.5

=SQRT(J7^2-[.$G$8]^2)

I9

I9

1.1

=J7

J9

1.1

1.1

=J7

L9

L9

1.2

=M7

I10

I10

0.5

=J8

J10

0.5

0.5

=J8

L10

L10

0.7

=M8

E12

0

0

=2*PI()*(D12/36)

Cell Excerpt

Orthogonal Circles

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Unit Radius Circle

Worksheet: Orthogonal 2 (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

J8

r2 =

0.5

=SQRT(J7^2-[.$G$8]^2)

I9

I9

1.1

=J7

J9

1.1

1.1

=J7

L9

L9

1.2

=M7

I10

I10

0.5

=J8

J10

0.5

0.5

=J8

L10

L10

0.7

=M8

E12

E12

0

=2*PI()*(D12/36)

Cell Excerpt

Orthogonal Circles

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Unit Radius Circle

Worksheet: Isosceles (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

I19

E

0.3

=2*SIN(RADIANS(I18/2))

I20

a

0.08

=I19/(2*I17)

I21

s

2.2

=I17*(1+I20)

I22

x

0.2

=I20*I17

I23

y

0.2

=I22

I24

z

1.8

=I17*(1-I20)

I25

K

0.31

=SQRT(PRODUCT(I21:I24))

J25

0.31

0.31

=I20*(I17^2)*SQRT((1+I20)*(1-I20))

Cell Excerpt

Isosceles Triangles

∆ is isosceles with two sides of len

For an N-sided regular polygon, E is

R are the pie cut lengths equal to t

Triangle parameter a = E/(2R)

s = R·(1 + a)

Worksheet: Golden Triangle (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

F11

F11

0.09549

=F13^2

F12

F12

0.19098

=1-[.$F$36]/2

F13

F13

0.30902

=1/(2*[.F$36])

F14

F14

0.32492

=TAN(RADIANS(18))

F15

|IM|

0.36327

=F35/F42

F16

|GM|

0.51295

=F35/3

F17

F17

0.52786

=(F36-0.5)/(F36+0.5)

F18

F18

0.58779

=F31/2

Cell Excerpt

The Golden Triangle

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Isosceles triangle with equal sides

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Unity base length, vertex angle 36°,

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Worksheet: Equil w Known Radials (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Cell Excerpt

Equilateral Triangle with Known Radi

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An equilateral triangle ∆ABC with ed

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contains point P somewhere in its in

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PA, PB, and PC to its vertices

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Worksheet: Oai Equil ∆ (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

I27

a

7

=I28

I28

b

5

=I29

I29

c

6

=I30

I30

a2

49

=I28^2

I31

b2

25

=I29^2

I32

c2

36

=I30^2

I33

a2

49

=I34

I34

b2

25

=I35

Cell Excerpt

The Oai Equilateral Triangle

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Inside every acute triangle is an eq

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whose vertices lay along the incente

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Worksheet: 20-40-120 (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

J9

20

0.349065850398866

=RADIANS(I10)

J10

40

0.698131700797732

=RADIANS(I11)

I11

g

120

=180-(I10+I11)

J11

120

2.0943951023932

=RADIANS(I12)

I12

a

20

=I10

J12

20

0.349065850398866

=J10

I13

b

40

=I11

J13

40

0.698131700797732

=J11

Cell Excerpt

The 20-40-120 Triangle

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Worksheet: Euler 2x 3x angles (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

E17

30°-60°-90° with hypotenuse = 1

RIGHT

=IF(OR(L20>90;M20>90;N20>90);"OBTUSE";IF(AND(L20<90;M20<90;N20<90);"ACUTE";"RIGH

I18

I18

0.5

=SIN(RADIANS(L20))

J18

0.5

0.866025403784439

=SIN(RADIANS(M20))

I20

I20

1.73205080756888

=SQRT(3)

J20

1.73205080756888

1.73205080756888

=I22

K20

1.73205080756888

1.73205080756888

=J22

L20

1.73205080756888

60

=DEGREES(ACOS((J22^2+K22^2-I22^2)/(2*J22*K22)))

C23

C23

3

=C21+1

Cell Excerpt

Euler Double and Triple Angle Triang

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Worksheet: Special (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

F7

F7

2.36602540378444

=(3+SQRT(3))/2

E11

Equilateral triangle with unit side

ACUTE

=IF(OR(I12>90;J12>90;K12>90);"OBTUSE";IF(AND(I12<90;J12<90;K12<90);"ACUTE";"RIGH

L11

60°

1 1/2

=SUM(F11:H11)/2

F12

F12

1

=F11

G12

1

1

=G11

H12

1

1

=H11

I12

1

60

=DEGREES(ACOS((G12^2+H12^2-F12^2)/(2*G12*H12)))

J12

60

60

=DEGREES(ACOS((H12^2+F12^2-G12^2)/(2*H12*F12)))

Cell Excerpt

Special Triangles

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2.36602540378444

Worksheet: Hyperbolas of ∆ (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Cell Excerpt

Hyperbolas of the Reference Triangle

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Worksheet: Grk Sym (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

B1

0

—

=CHAR(A1)

D1

32

—

=CHAR(C1)

F1

64

@

=CHAR(E1)

H1

96

'

=CHAR(G1)

J1

128

�

=CHAR(I1)

L1

160

�

=CHAR(K1)

A2

A2

1

=A1+1

B2

1

—

=CHAR(A2)

Cell Excerpt

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64

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1

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!

65

A

2

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66

B

3

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35

#

67

C

4

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36

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68

D

5

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%

69

E

Worksheet: E2 ASCII (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

C4

1

3

=[.C$2]+SQRT([.$B$1]^2-(B4-[.B$2])^2)

B5

B5

1.2

=B4+0.2

C5

1.2

3.87177978870813

=[.C$2]+SQRT([.$B$1]^2-(B5-[.B$2])^2)

B6

B6

1.4

=B5+0.2

C6

1.4

4.2

=[.C$2]+SQRT([.$B$1]^2-(B6-[.B$2])^2)

B7

B7

1.6

=B6+0.2

C7

1.6

4.42828568570857

=[.C$2]+SQRT([.$B$1]^2-(B7-[.B$2])^2)

B8

B8

1.8

=B7+0.2

Cell Excerpt

Radius

2

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3

3

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y

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1

3

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1.2

3.87177978870813

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1.4

4.2

Worksheet: circle templ (Triangles and Circles.ods)

Key Formulas & Parameters

Cell

Label / Context

Value

OpenFormula

J4

J4

1/16

=[.$C6]&" "&G6&"/"&[.G$5]

K4

1/16

0.0625

=C6/[.C$5]+D6/[.D$5]+E6/[.E$5]+F6/[.F$5]+G6/[.G$5]+H6/[.H$5]+I6/[.I$5]

B5

B5

2

=B6+1

J5

5

5/64

=[.$C7]&" "&I7&"/"&[.I$5]

K5

5/64

0.0781

=C7/[.C$5]+D7/[.D$5]+E7/[.E$5]+F7/[.F$5]+G7/[.G$5]+H7/[.H$5]+I7/[.I$5]

B6

B6

3

=B7+1

J6

J6

3/32

=[.$C8]&" "&H8&"/"&[.H$5]

K6

3/32

0.0938

=C8/[.C$5]+D8/[.D$5]+E8/[.E$5]+F8/[.F$5]+G8/[.G$5]+H8/[.H$5]+I8/[.I$5]

Cell Excerpt

Circle Templates

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