geometry
inversion
find the inversion of a point, line, or circle with respect to a given circle
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Description
Examples
inversion(Q, P, c)
Q
-
the name of the object to be created
P
point, line, or circle
c
circle
If P is a point that is not the same as the center O of circle c⁡r, the inverse of P in, or with respect to, circle c⁡r is the point Q lying on the line OP such that SensedMagnitude⁡OP⁢SensedMagnitude⁡OQ=r2.
If P is a line passing through center O of circle c⁡r, the inverse of P is P itself. In case P is a line not passing through center O of circle c⁡r, the inverse of P is a circle Q passing though O perpendicular to P
If P is a circle passing through the center O of circle c⁡r, the inverse of P is a straight line Q not passing through O and perpendicular to the diameter of c⁡r through O. In case P is a line not passing through the center O of circle c⁡r, the inverse of P is a circle Q not passing through O and homothetic to circle c⁡r with O as center of homothety.
For a detailed description of Q the object created, use the routine detail (i.e., detail(Q);)
The command with(geometry,inversion) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.
with⁡geometry:
Inversion of a point with respect to a circle
point⁡A,2,0:circle⁡c1,x2+y2=16,x,y:
inversion⁡B,A,c1:inversion⁡C,B,c1:
coordinates⁡A=coordinates⁡C
2,0=2,0
Inversion of a line with respect to a circle
line⁡l1,y=x,x,y:
IsOnLine⁡center⁡c1,l1
true
inversion⁡l2,l1,c1:
Equation⁡l1=Equation⁡l2
y−x=0=y−x=0
line⁡k,x=2,x,y:
inversion⁡k1,k,c1:inversion⁡kk1,k1,c1:
form⁡k1
circle2d
Equation⁡k,Equation⁡kk1
x−2=0,−16+8⁢x=0
inversion of a circle with respect to a circle
circle⁡c2,point⁡A,4,0,1,x,y:
IsOnCircle⁡center⁡c2,c1
inversion⁡c3,c2,c1:
form⁡c3
circle⁡c2,x−32+y2=36,x,y:
inversion⁡c3,c1,c2:inversion⁡c4,c3,c2:
Equation⁡c1=Equation⁡c4
x2+y2−16=0=x2+y2−16=0
detail⁡c1,c2,c3
name of the objectc1form of the objectcircle2dname of the centercenter_c1coordinates of the center0,0radius of the circle16equation of the circlex2+y2−16=0,name of the objectc2form of the objectcircle2dname of the centercenter_c2coordinates of the center3,0radius of the circle36equation of the circlex2+y2−6⁢x−27=0,name of the objectc3form of the objectcircle2dname of the centercenter_c3coordinates of the center1297,0radius of the circle−36⁢167equation of the circle491296⁢x2−301216⁢x−455144+491296⁢y2=0
See Also
geometry[homothety]
geometry[objects]
geometry[SensedMagnitude]
geometry[transformation]
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