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20-Turquoise
August 24, 2023
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How to plot the Fermat point with Mathcad ?

  • August 24, 2023
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Hello Everyone.
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Plot_Fermat-point.PNG
How to plot the Fermat point of a triangle with Mathcad ?
Thanks in advance for your time and help.
Best Regards.
Loi.

Best answer by Werner_E

@lvl107 wrote:

 

  A similar query : How to obtain a symbolic approach ?


Well, one simply recalculates the usual geometric construction of the Fermat point step by step.

Werner_E_1-1692925554450.png

 

 

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25-Diamond I
August 24, 2023

1) I assume you are talking about the first Fermat point (= Toricelli point)

2) I assume you don't mean how to plot it but rather how to calculate its coordinates.

Here is a quick numeric approach. Benefit is that it works equally well also if one of the angles is >= 120 degree. 😉

Werner_E_1-1692905184202.png

 

BTW, the exact coordinates are

Werner_E_2-1692906146652.png

 

 

lvl10720-TurquoiseAuthor
20-Turquoise
August 24, 2023

Many thanks for your hint and your time, Werner. ðŸ¤” ðŸ™„ :

Plot_Fermat-point (2).PNG

  A similar query : How to obtain a symbolic approach ?

   Best Regards.

 

 

Werner_E25-Diamond IAnswer
25-Diamond I
August 25, 2023

@lvl107 wrote:

 

  A similar query : How to obtain a symbolic approach ?


Well, one simply recalculates the usual geometric construction of the Fermat point step by step.

Werner_E_1-1692925554450.png