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Construction Of A Circle That Tangents 2 Given Lines And Goes Through A Given Point
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Description: An illustration showing how to construct a circle that tangents two given lines and goes through a given point c on the line FC, which bisects the angle of the lines. "Through C draw AB at right angles to CF; bisect the angles DAB and EBA, and the crossing on CF is the center of the required circle."
Source: Albert A. Hopkins Scientific America: Handy Book Of Facts And Formulas (New York: Munn & Co., Inc., 1918) 37
Keywords: geometric construction, construct, geometry, tangent, circumference, circle, circles, center and radius of circle, circle tangent to two lines
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