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Re: Points A,B, and C
by Virgil <Virgil@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Jul 2, 2008 at 11:18 AM
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<e3992405-2c65-4725-9fe4-76736eb56ca5@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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hagman <google@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On 29 Jun., 22:57, perash <mk_...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > Points A,B, and C lie in that order on line `, such that AB = 3 and BC
= 2.
> > Point H is such that
> > CH is perpendicular to `. Determine the length CH such that \AHB is as
> > large as possible.
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> This is the famous mini-skirt problem, isn't it?
>
> The angle is maximal when the line CH is tangent to the cir***scribed
> circle of triangle ABH.
More simply, CH is the mean pro****tional of AC and BC.


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perash <mk_917@[EMAIL |
2008-06-29 16:57:03 |
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perash <mk_917@[EMAIL |
2008-06-29 17:05:02 |
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Barry Schwarz <schwarz |
2008-06-30 17:30:16 |
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"[Mr.] Lynn Kurtz&qu |
2008-06-29 22:58:34 |
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Virgil <Virgil@[EMAIL |
2008-06-29 19:27:52 |
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William Elliot <marsh@ |
2008-06-29 23:24:34 |
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Virgil <Virgil@[EMAIL |
2008-06-30 00:43:43 |
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William Elliot <marsh@ |
2008-06-30 00:37:20 |
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Virgil <Virgil@[EMAIL |
2008-06-30 13:58:57 |
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hagman <google@[EMAIL |
2008-07-02 08:54:37 |
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Virgil <Virgil@[EMAIL |
2008-07-02 11:18:02 |
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