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  2. Inversive geometry - Wikipedia

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    The point P is the inversion point of Q; the polar is the line through P that is perpendicular to the line containing O, P and Q. If point R is the inverse of point P then the lines perpendicular to the line PR through one of the points is the polar of the other point (the pole). Poles and polars have several useful properties:

  3. Proofs of trigonometric identities - Wikipedia

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    Let PQ be a line perpendicular to line OQ defined by angle , drawn from point Q on this line to point P. OQP is a right angle. Let QA be a perpendicular from point A on the x -axis to Q and PB be a perpendicular from point B on the x -axis to P. ∴ {\displaystyle \therefore } OAQ and OBP are right angles.

  4. Distance from a point to a line - Wikipedia

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    The line with equation ax + by + c = 0 has slope -a/b, so any line perpendicular to it will have slope b/a (the negative reciprocal). Let (m, n) be the point of intersection of the line ax + by + c = 0 and the line perpendicular to it which passes through the point (x 0, y 0). The line through these two points is perpendicular to the original ...

  5. Pole and polar - Wikipedia

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    The point P is the inversion point of Q; the polar is the line through P that is perpendicular to the line containing O, P and Q. In geometry, a pole and polar are respectively a point and a line that have a unique reciprocal relationship with respect to a given conic section.

  6. File:Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines.svg - Wikipedia

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    It also shows the graph of two perpendicular lines, and how their slopes are the negative reciprocal of each other. Français : Ce fichier montre le graphe de deux droites parallèles, et prouve que leur pentes sont égales.

  7. Perpendicular - Wikipedia

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    Perpendicular is also used as a noun: a perpendicular is a line which is perpendicular to a given line or plane. Perpendicularity is one particular instance of the more general mathematical concept of orthogonality ; perpendicularity is the orthogonality of classical geometric objects.

  8. Trigonometric functions - Wikipedia

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    Basis of trigonometry: if two right triangles have equal acute angles, they are similar, so their corresponding side lengths are proportional.. In mathematics, the trigonometric functions (also called circular functions, angle functions or goniometric functions) [1] are real functions which relate an angle of a right-angled triangle to ratios of two side lengths.

  9. Ultraparallel theorem - Wikipedia

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    Lines perpendicular to line l are modeled by chords whose extension passes through the pole of l. Hence we draw the unique line between the poles of the two given lines, and intersect it with the boundary circle; the chord of intersection will be the desired common perpendicular of the ultraparallel lines.