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re-written and checked for clarity by a smart person who is not a mathematician. There is too much jargon that only mathematicians and geometers understand. For example, 50% of the opening paragraph is dedicated to establishing arcane trivia about who 'invented' these things (can you invent a geometric property?) The graphic is confusing to the point that it is useless. I can see that there are points K, I, and G in there somewhere, and that they are close but not colocated. How are they calculated? I am willing to bet my shirt each of these things can be coherently described without conjuring the name of a 19th century French dude. Simply state the geometric elements involved! Instead, there is a brief paragraph below that attempts to say something, but speaks in such cryptic jargon as to defeat any possible communication.
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I came to this page aiming to learn what a symmedian point of a triangle is, because it is apparently used in constructing
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I find this an excellent article...the only unclear point is the word "reflect" - what does this mean ?
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