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F.51 Apollonian Circles and the Problem of Apollonius

The locus of points P with distance ratio |PA| / |PB| = k > 1 (where |AB| = d) is the Apollonian circle of radius R = d k / (k^2 - 1) centered at distance M’ = d / (k^2 - 1) beyond B, cutting line AB at the internal and external harmonic conjugates C and D such that |A T’|^2 = |AC| |AD| = |AB| |A M’|.