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The Petersen-Morley theorem, I

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

R. J. Lyons
Affiliation:
St John's College
R. Frith
Affiliation:
Trinity College

Extract

Two perpendicular intersecting straight lines will be said to be normal to each other. Then the Petersen-Morley theorem is: Given arbitrarily three lines a, b, c, let a′ be the unique normal to b and c, b′ that to c and a, and c′ that to a and b; then the lines x, y, z, normal respectively to the pairs of lines a and a′, b and b′, c and c′, have a common normal.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1934

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