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Monge’s theorem in many dimensions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

Richard Walker
Richard Walker*
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Let three non-overlapping circles, no two with equal radius, be drawn in the plane. To each pair of circles belongs a pair of common external tangents. Monge’s theorem is that the three points where pairs of common tangents meet are collinear (see Fig. 1).

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Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 60 , Issue 413 , October 1976 , pp. 185 - 188
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 1976

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