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CIRCLES The centre of a Circle is the point equidistant from the points on the edge. Simlarly the centre of a Sphere is the point equidistant from the points on the surface, and the centre of a line segment is the midpoint of the two ends. SYMMETRIC OBJECTS For objects with several Symmetries , the Centre Of Symmetry is the point left unchanged by the symmetric actions. So the centre of a Square , Rectangle , Rhombus or Parallelogram is where the diagonals intersect, this being (amongst othe properties) the fixed point of rotational symmetries. Similarly the centre of an Ellipse is where the axes intersect. TRIANGLES Several special points of a triangle are often described as centres: the Circumcentre , Centroid or Centre Of Mass , Incentre , Excentre s, Orthocentre , Nine-point Centre . SEE ALSO |
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