![]() | ![]() | ![]() | GEO0005 -- Pappus' Hexagon Theorem |
Theorem. [Pappus's Hexagon Theorem] If A, B, and C are three points on one line, A1, B1, and C1 are three points on another line, and AB1 meets BA1 at P, AC1 meets CA1 at Q, and BC1 meets CD1 at S, then the three points P, Q, and S are collinear.
point A 40 10 point B 90 10 %point C 120 10 online C A B drawline A C cmark_b A cmark_b B cmark_b C point A_1 25 40 point B_1 45 45 %point C_1 65 50 online C_1 A_1 B_1 line A_1B_1 A_1 B_1 drawline A_1 C_1 cmark_t A_1 cmark_t B_1 cmark_t C_1 line AB_1 A B_1 line AC_1 A C_1 line BA_1 B A_1 line BC_1 B C_1 line CA_1 C A_1 line CB_1 C B_1 drawsegment A B_1 drawsegment A C_1 drawsegment B A_1 drawsegment B C_1 drawsegment C A_1 drawsegment C B_1 intersec P AB_1 BA_1 intersec Q AC_1 CA_1 intersec S BC_1 CB_1 cmark_l P cmark_t Q cmark_t S color 255 0 0 drawline P S prove { equal { signed_area3 P Q S } 0 }
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | GEO0005 -- Pappus' Hexagon Theorem |