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单词 Homothetic
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homothetic


Let 𝒫 and 𝒬 be similarMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath polygonsMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath, (P1,P2,,Pn) and (Q1,Q2,,Qn) the respective vertices, so that corresponding vertices under similarity are listed in the same order.

We say that 𝒫 and 𝒬 are homotheticMathworldPlanetmath if all the lines PjQj are concurrentMathworldPlanetmath.

ABCD is homothetic to ABCD.

The concurrence point of all lines is called the homothety centerNotice that a necessary and sufficient condition for two similar polygons to be homothetic is that corresponding sides be parallelMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath.

If O is the homothety center of two polygons 𝒜 and , then for any pair P,Q of corresponding points under the homothety (that is, AB passes through O), the ratio

k=OPOQ

is known as homothety ratio, and it coincides with the similarity ratio. It is customary to work with directed segments when talking of homothety, so the homothety ratio is a signed number.

When k is positive we speak of direct homothety and not only similarity is preserved, but pictures also have the same orientation (corresponding points to the upper part of one figure are on the upper part of the other).However, if k is negative we have reverse homothety, and corresponding lines remain parallel but all orientations are reversed, so it looks like one picture is upside-down when compared to the other.

Direct homothetyReverse homothethy

There is a special case where we have two congruent figures with the same orientation, in this case all the dashed lines are parallel, and we say that the homothety center is the point at infinity.

An alternate way of defining homothety is requiring the existence of some point O such that all the lines PO where P is a point on a figure, intersect the other figure on a point Q in such way that all the ratios OP/OQ are the same.

Although both definitions are equivalentMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath for polygons, the later has the benefit that it can be applied to arbitrary figures, and so we can talk about homothethy between arbitrary figures. For instance, it can be proved that any two circles are homotopic, in both direct and inversePlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath ways, and the homothety centers can be located intersecting appropiated circle tangents when they exist.

Titlehomothetic
Canonical nameHomothetic
Date of creation2013-03-22 15:04:06
Last modified on2013-03-22 15:04:06
Ownerdrini (3)
Last modified bydrini (3)
Numerical id5
Authordrini (3)
Entry typeDefinition
Classificationmsc 51Axx
Synonymhomothety
Related topicSimilarityInGeometry
Related topicSimilitudeOfParabolas
Defineshomothety center
Defineshomothety ratio
Definesdirect homothety
Definesreverse homothety
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