Take a pentagram ABCDE forming a convex pentagon
FGHIJ and
triangles AFJ, BGF, CHG, DIH, and EJI. Construct the circumcircles of triangles
AFJ, BGF, CHG, DIH, and EJI. Then the five new points, K,L,M,N,P
resulting from the intersection of two consecutive
circumferences are concyclic (lie on the same circumference).
Instructions: Dynamic Geometry (Requires
Java 1.3 or higher and Java enable browser)
You can alter the figure above
dynamically in order to test and prove (or disproved)
conjectures and gain mathematical insight that is less readily
available with static drawings by hand. To explore this theorem use the
replay buttons above to move step by step (1-2-3-4-5) through the
geometric construction:
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To
the Start (Step 1),
Jump
to next break (Step 2-3-4-5),
To the end.
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Manipulate the dynamic pentagram
by dragging the points
A,B,C,D,E
at any step.
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The cursor keys (left, right,
up, down) move the picture. To give the keyboard focus to
the applet, click into it.
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The + and - key change the size
magnification.
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C.a.R. interactive geometry applet by R. Grothmann. Please be
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