Simson line

noun

Simson line

noun

Etymology Named after Robert Simson, though it had been published prior to his work.

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Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences Given a triangle ABC and a point P on its circumcircle, the three closest points to P on lines AB, AC, and BC are collinear. The line through these points is the Simson line of P.

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