geom3d
HarmonicConjugate
Find the harmonic conjugate of a point with respect to two other points
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Description
Examples
HarmonicConjugate(A, B, C, F)
A
-
name
B, C, F
three points
The routine returns A which is the harmonic conjugate of F with respect to B and C.
If A, B, C, F are four collinear points such that the cross-ratio(AF, BC) = -1 (so that B and C divide AF one internally and the other externally in the same numerical ratio), the segment AF is said to be divided harmonically by B and C. The points A and F are called harmonic conjugates of each other with respect to B and C, and the four points A, F, B, C are said to constitute a harmonic range.
The command with(geom3d,HarmonicConjugate) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.
with⁡geom3d:
point⁡B,3,3,0,point⁡C,7,7,0,point⁡F,2111,2111,0:
HarmonicConjugate⁡A,B,C,F
coordinates⁡A
6317,6317,0
check that the harmonic conjugate of A with respect to BC is the same as F
HarmonicConjugate⁡F1,B,C,A
F1
AreDistinct⁡F,F1
false
See Also
geom3d[AreConjugate]
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