Difference between revisions of "Ptolemy's Inequality"

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Ptolemy's inequality for a convex quadrilateral ABCD states that AB·CD + BC·DA ≥ AC·BD with equality iff ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral.
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Ptolemy's inequality for a convex quadrilateral ABCD states that AB·CD + BC·DA ≥ AC·BD with equality iff ABCD is a [[cyclic quadrilateral]].

Revision as of 15:52, 20 June 2006

Ptolemy's inequality for a convex quadrilateral ABCD states that AB·CD + BC·DA ≥ AC·BD with equality iff ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral.