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Mittenpunkt


Mittenpunkt

The mittenpunkt (also called the middlespoint) of a triangle DeltaABC is the symmedian point of the excentral triangle, i.e., the point of concurrence M of the lines from the excenters J_i through the corresponding triangle side midpoints M_i. It is commonly denoted D or M, has equivalent triangle center functions

alpha=b+c-a
(1)
alpha=cot(1/2A),
(2)

and is Kimberling center X_9 (Kimberling 1998, p. 66).

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The mittenpunkt is collinear with the Gergonne point Ge and