JP Journal of Mathematical Sciences

Volume 17, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 23-33

© 2016 Ishaan Publishing House
This paper is available online at http://www.iphsci.com

RELATIONSHIP OF LEMOINE CIRCLE

WITH A SYMMEDIAN POINT

AINUL WARDIYAH, MASHADI and SRI GEMAWATI

Department of Mathematics
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
University of Riau
Bina Widya Campus, Pekanbaru 28293
Indonesia

Analysis and Geometry Group

Department of Mathematics
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
University of Riau
Bina Widya Campus, Pekanbaru 28293
Indonesia

Analysis and Geometry Group

Department of Mathematics
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
University of Riau
Bina Widya Campus, Pekanbaru 28293
Indonesia

Abstract

Any triangle ABC has three symmedian lines that intersect at one point K that
called symmedian point, so triangle ABC can be partitioned into three triangles
are triangle ABK , triangle ACK and triangle BCK . From each of the triangle

2010 Mathematics Sub ject Classification: 14P15, 51A20, 51K05, 51N20.

Keywords and phrases: symmedian line, symmedian point, lemoine circle, centroid, collinear.
Received August 29, 2016
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can be constructed the circumcircle, for example with the center points R, Q
and P, respectively. If these points linked, so will form a triangle and has a
centroid point, say point M . In addition, each of the circumcircle triangle
ABK , triangle ACK and triangle BCK will intersect in six points on the sides
and the extension side triangle ABC which will be on one circle that known as
third Lemoine circle. If L is the center point of the third Lemoine circle, then in
this article discuss relationship of third Lemoine circle with a symmedian point
and so we proved that K , L and M are collinear.

1. Introduction

Triangle ABC has any special line symmedian [11] which intersects at one point
called the point symmedian [1] which is denoted by K . So triangle ABC can be
partitioned into three triangles are triangle BCK , triangle ACK and triangle ABK .
Each triangle can be constructed circumcircle with the center points P, Q and R,
respectively. If the points P, Q and R are linked by a line segment, it will form
triangle PQR. In addition, from constructing three circumcircles of triangle BCK ,
triangle ACK and triangle ABK , will form the intersection point of the circle with
the sides and the extension side triangle ABC on six points. If the sixth point of
intersection is connected, will form a circle known as the third Lemoine circle [6]. In
addition to the third Lemoine circle, there are the first Lemoine circle and second
Lemoine circle [11, 12, 15, 16, 17]. The first Lemoine circle constructed by drawing
three parallel lines to the sides of the triangle where all three lines through point
symmedian K so it will intersect with the sides of the triangle at six points. Then the
sixth point will be on one circle. While the second Lemoine circle constructed by
drawing three anti parallel lines to the sides of the triangle are through the
symmedian point so it will intersect in six points with a side of the triangle. Then the
sixth point will be on one circle.

In this article, will discuss the relationship of third Lemoine circle, symmedian
point of triangle ABC and centroid point of triangle PQR. If M is the centroid point
[8] of triangle PQR, and L is the center point of the third Lemoine circle while K is
the symmedian point of triangle ABC so in this article will be proven that the three
points K , L and M are collinear.
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2. Some Basic Concepts

Any triangle ABC has three median lines [9] which, according to Ceva’s
Theorem [10, 11] will intersect at one point called the centroid point [8]. In addition
to the median line, there exists internal angle bisector also on a triangle, then if the
A- median line reflected in the A- internal angle bisector will produce a line known
as the symmedian line [10, 11]. In any triangle, three symmedian lines will intersect
at one point called the symmedian point [1], and denoted by K .

Definition 2.1 (Symmedian line). In a triangle ABC , the reflection of the

A- median in the A- internal angle bisector is called the A- symmedian of triangle
ABC. Similarly, we can define the B - symmedian and the C - symmedian of the
triangle.

Attention at Figure 1. AM is median - A, AD is bisector angle - A, if AM reflected

in AD, so we have AX . The AX line is called symmedian - A.

Figure 1. Symmedian line and symmedian point.

A circle will be constructed from a triangle. Example is circumcircle [7, 10] with the
point center is circumcenter, incircle triangle, and the tangent circle of triangle [6, 10,
11, 12 and 13]. A circle that constructed from symmedian point, is called Lemoine
circle. L. Sammy and P. Cosmin divide the Lemoine circle in two forms are first
Lemoine circle and second Lemoine circle. Grinberg divides the Lemoine circle in
three forms are first Lemoine circle, second Lemoine circle and third Lemoine circle.
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Theorem 2.2 (The First Lemoine Circle). Let K be the symmedian point of the
triangle ABC and let x; y; z this time be the parallels drawn through K to BC ,
CA, and AB, respectively. Prove that the six points determined by x, y, z on the
sides of ABC all lie on one circle.

Figure 2. First Lemoine circle.

Proof. See [13, 15].

Theorem 2.3 (The Second Lemoine Circle). Let K be the symmedian point of
triangle ABC and let x, y, z be the antiparallels drawn through K to the lines BC ,
CA, and AB, respectively. Prove that the six points determined by x; y; z on the
sides of ABC all lie on one circle. This is called the first Lemoine circle of triangle
ABC.

Figure 3. Second Lemoine circle.

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Proof. See [10, 11, 15].

Theorem 2.4 (The Third Lemoine Circle). Let the circumcircle of triangle BLC
meet the lines CA and AB at the points Ab and Ac (apart from C and B). Let the
circumcircle of triangle CLA meet the lines AB and BC at the points Bc and Ba
(apart from A and C ). Let the circumcircle of triangle ALB meet the lines BC and
CA at the points Ca and Cb (apart from B and A). Then, the six points Ab; Ac;
Bc; Ba; Ca; Cb lie on one circle. This circle is a Tucker circle, and its midpoint
1
M lies on the line UL and satisfies LM = LU (where the segments are directed).
2
1
The radius of this circle is 9r12 + r 2 , where r is the circumradius and r1 is the
2
radius of the second Lemoine circle of triangle ABC.

Figure 4. Third Lemoine circle.

Proof. See [6].

Theorem 2.5 (Centroid Theorem). If D, E and F , respectively are the

midpoints of the sides BC , CA and AB at a triangle ABC , then the lines AD, BE
and CF are concurrent at point G and
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AG BG
=
GD GE

CG
=
GF

= 2.

Figure 5. Median line and centroid point.

Proof. See [10, 11, 12, 13].

3. Relationship of Lemoine Circle with a Symmedian Point

In this article, the relationship of Lemoine circle that will be discussed is the
relationship the third Lemoine circle with symmedian point of triangle ABC and
centroid point of triangle PQR that formed by connecting the center point of the
circumcircle of triangle AKB, triangle BKC and triangle AKC . If L is the point
center of third Lemoine circle, K is symmedian point of triangle ABC , and M is
centroid point PQR, will be shown that the K , L and M are collinear.

Theorem 3.1. Let K be the symmedian point of triangle ABC, L be the center
point of third Lemoine circle and M be the centroid of triangle PQR. Then the
points K , L and M are collinear.
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Figure 6. Points K, L and M.

Proof. K is the centroid point of triangle Ba BBc , and Bm is the point of

intersection of the median line of triangle Ba BBc on the side Bc Ba and T is the
point of intersection of the median - B line with triangle PQR, on the PR side, as
shown in Figure 6.

Figure 7. Triangle Ba BBc with centroid K.

1
Then by Theorem 2.5 shows that KBm = BK . Then connecting the points P and R
2
with symmedian point and point B as shown in Figure 7. In order to obtain that the
quadrilateral KRBP is a kite with two diagonal intersect at the point T ,
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Figure 8. Triangle Ba BBc and centroid point K.

so

1
TK = BK
2

= KBm .

Then make a point S such that LT // SB as shown below. Based on Theorem 2.5
1
shows that KL = KU , then
2

KL KL
=
KS KU

1
= .
2
By painting the UN line as shown in Figure 9 below, the obtained ∆KSB ~ ∆KUN
and apply

KU KS
=
UN SB

KL
= .
LT
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Figure 9. Points K , L, M , U and S .

Since the points Q, K and N are collinear, the points S , K and U are collinear also.
By painting a line parallel to the UN through Bm there will be a cut-off point on the
1
segment of the UN in point H and apply KH = KU . With the enactment of this
2
comparison, then three points K , H and U are collinear. In other words, L, K and
H are collinear.
Furthermore, M is the centroid of triangle PQR with J is median -Q, by painting
a line that through the U and parallel to the line KJ as in Figure 10 below, so

KJ KM
=
XV KJ

KM
=
KU

1
= ,
2

1
KM = KU
2
= KH .

With proven that KM = KH , it states that the point H = M . Thus concluded that
K , L and M are collinear.
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Figure 10. Triangle JVX.

4. Conclusion

The point center of third Lemoine circle of triangle ABC , symmedian point of
ABC and the centroid point of triangle PQR are collinear.

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