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单词 ConstructTheCenterOfAGivenCircle
释义

construct the center of a given circle


[Euclid, Book III, Prop. 1] Find the center (http://planetmath.org/Center8) of a given circle.

Since, in Euclidean geometryMathworldPlanetmath, a circle has one center only, it suffices to construct a point that is a center of the given circle.

Draw any chord AB¯ in the circle, and construct the perpendicular bisectorMathworldPlanetmath of AB¯, intersecting AB¯ in C, and the circle in D,E.

Let O be the center of the circle; we will show that O is the midpointMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath of DE¯. Note that in the diagram below, O is purposely drawn not to lie on DE¯; the proof shows that this position is impossible and that in fact O lies on DE¯. It then follows easily that in fact O is the midpoint of DE¯.

..CABDEO

Since O is the center of the circle, it follows that OA=OB. Since DE¯ bisects AB¯, we see in addition that AC=BC. ACO and BCO share their third side, OC¯. So by SSS, ACOBCO, and thus, using CPCTC, ACOBCO. But ACO+BCO=180, so ACO and BCO are each right anglesMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath. Thus O in fact lies on DE¯.

However, since O is the center of the circle, it must be equidistant from D and E, and thus O is the midpoint of DE¯.

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