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A Magic Triangle image mnemonic - when the terms of Ohm's law are arranged in this configuration, covering the unknown gives the formula in terms of the remaining parameters. It can be adapted to similar equations e.g. F = ma, v = fλ, E = mcΔT, V = π r 2 h and τ = rF sinθ.
The theorem follows directly from the fact that the triangles PAC and PBD are similar. They share ∠ DPC and ∠ ADB = ∠ ACB as they are inscribed angles over AB . The similarity yields an equation for ratios which is equivalent to the equation of the theorem given above: P A P C = P B P D ⇔ | P A | ⋅ | P D | = | P B | ⋅ | P C ...
Centroid of a triangle The centroid of a triangle is the intersection of the medians and divides each median in the ratio 2 : 1 {\textstyle 2:1} . Let the vertices of the triangle be A ( x 1 , y 1 ) {\displaystyle A(x_{1},y_{1})} , B ( x 2 , y 2 ) {\textstyle B(x_{2},y_{2})} and C ( x 3 , y 3 ) {\textstyle C(x_{3},y_{3})} .
Analogous to straight line segments above, one can also define arcs as segments of a curve. In one-dimensional space, a ball is a line segment. An oriented plane segment or bivector generalizes the directed line segment. Beyond Euclidean geometry, geodesic segments play the role of line segments.
In Euclidean geometry, Ceva's theorem is a theorem about triangles. Given a triangle ABC, let the lines AO, BO, CO be drawn from the vertices to a common point O (not on one of the sides of ABC), to meet opposite sides at D, E, F respectively. (The segments AD, BE, CF are known as cevians.) Then, using signed lengths of segments,
In geometry, a cevian is a line segment which joins a vertex of a triangle to a point on the opposite side of the triangle. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Medians and angle bisectors are special cases of cevians. The name "cevian" comes from the Italian mathematician Giovanni Ceva , who proved a well-known theorem about cevians which also bears his name.
The intercept theorem, also known as Thales's theorem, basic proportionality theorem or side splitter theorem, is an important theorem in elementary geometry about the ratios of various line segments that are created if two rays with a common starting point are intercepted by a pair of parallels.
In Euclidean geometry, the intersecting chords theorem, or just the chord theorem, is a statement that describes a relation of the four line segments created by two intersecting chords within a circle. It states that the products of the lengths of the line segments on each chord are equal.