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Minimal distance from a point inside a triangle to vertices. (Posted on 2010-05-22) Difficulty: 4 of 5
Given a triangle whose angles are less than 120 degrees.

Find the point inside the triangle such that the sum of distances to all three vertices is minimum.

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Solution Fermat point Comment 2 of 2 |
 

In order to locate the Fermat point of a triangle with largest angle at most 120°: <br>

  1. Construct three*  regular triangles out of the three sides of the given triangle.
  2. For each new vertex of the regular triangle
     draw a  line from it to the opposite triangle's vertex.
  3. These three lines intersect at the Fermat point.

 

When a triangle has an angle greater than 120° the Fermat point is sited at the obtuse angled vertex. 

 Pasted from <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermat_point>

 

*Clearly, two is enough.
 


  Posted by Ady TZIDON on 2010-05-22 20:27:36
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