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A Novel Method for Drawing a Circle Tangent to Three Circles Lying on a Plane by Straightedge,Compass,and Inversion Circles

Ahmad Sabihi
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In this paper, we present a novel method to draw a circle tangent to three given circles lying on a plane. Using the analytic geometry and inversion (reflection) theorems, the center and radius of the inversion circle are obtained. Inside any one of the three given circles, a circle of the similar radius and concentric with its own corresponding original circle is drawn.The tangent circle to these three similar circles is obtained. Then the inverted circles of the three similar circles and the tangent circle regarding an obtainable point and a computable power of inversion (reflection) constant are obtained. These circles (three inverted circles and an inverted tangent circle)will be tangent together.Just,we obtain another reflection point and power of inversion so that those three reflected circles (inversions of three similar circles) can be reflections of three original circles, respectively. In such a case,the reflected circle tangent to three reflected circles regarding same new inversion system will be tangent to the three original ones. This circle is our desirable circle. A drawing algorithm is also given for drawing desirable circle by straightedge and compass. A survey of conformal mapping theory and inversion in higher dimensions is also accomplished. Although, Laguerre transformation might be used for solution of this problem, but we do not make use of this method. Our novelty is just for drawing a circle tangent to three given circles applying a tangent circle to three identical circles concentric with three given ones and then inverting them as original ones by compass and straightedge not any thing else.

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Ahmad Sabihi. 2019-05-31. A Novel Method for Drawing a Circle Tangent to Three Circles Lying on a Plane by Straightedge,Compass,and Inversion Circles. https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.00068

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