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Two Illustrations of Elimination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2016

R. F. Davis
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If A, B, C, G are four given points in a plane, it is possible to place masses x, y, z at A, B, C respectively, so that the centroid of the system is at G. This, it is to be observed, can only be done in one way as x, y, z must be proportional to the areal (or “barycentric”) co-ordinates of G with respect to the triangle ABC.

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Research Article
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 2 , Issue 25 , January 1901 , pp. 1 - 3
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 1901

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