geometry[medial] - find the medial triangle of a given triangle
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Calling Sequence
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medial(mT, T, n)
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Parameters
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mT
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the medial triangle to be created
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T
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triangle
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(optional) a list of three names denoting the names of three vertices of the medial triangle
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Description
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The medial triangle mT of triangle T is the triangle formed by joining the midpoints of the sides of triangle T.
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If the optional argument is given and is a list of three names, these three names will be assigned to the three vertices of the medial triangle mT
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For a detailed description of the medial triangle mT, use the routine detail (i.e., detail(mT))
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Note that the routine only works if the vertices of triangle T are known.
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The command with(geometry,medial) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.
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Examples
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