Pascal's hexagon theorem implies the butterfly theorem

Greg Markowsky

doi:10.4169/math.mag.84.1.056

Pascal's hexagon theorem implies the butterfly theorem

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Pascal's Hexagon Theorem is used to prove the Butterfly Theorem for conics, a well known result in Euclidean geometry. In the course of the proof, some basic concepts in projective geometry are introduced.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	56-62
Number of pages	7
Journal	Mathematics Magazine
Volume	84
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4169/math.mag.84.1.056
Publication status	Published - Feb 2011
Externally published	Yes

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