pedal triangle


The pedal triangleMathworldPlanetmath of any triangle ABC, is the triangle whose vertices are the feet of perpendicularsMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath from A, B and C to their opposite sides in ABC.

In this figure, the DEF is the pedal triangle of ABC.

In general, for any point P inside a triangle, the pedal triangle of P is a triangle whose vertices are the feet of perpendiculars from P to the sides of the triangle.

In the following figure, the DEF is the pedal triangle of P in ABC.

Title pedal triangle
Canonical name PedalTriangle
Date of creation 2013-03-22 13:08:28
Last modified on 2013-03-22 13:08:28
Owner CWoo (3771)
Last modified by CWoo (3771)
Numerical id 8
Author CWoo (3771)
Entry type Definition
Classification msc 51-00