Difference between revisions of "Menelaus' Theorem"

 
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== Example ==
 
== Example ==
 
''Does anyone have a good example? ''
 
''Does anyone have a good example? ''
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== See also ==
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* [[Ceva's Theorem]]
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* [[Stewart's Theorem]]

Revision as of 19:44, 18 June 2006

Statement

(awaiting image) A necessary and sufficient condition for points D, E, F on the respective side lines BC, CA, AB of a triangle ABC to be collinear is that


$BD*CE*AF = -DC*EA*FB$


where all segments in the formula are directed segments.


Example

Does anyone have a good example?


See also