geometry[similitude] - find the insimilitude and outsimilitude of two circles
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Calling Sequence
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similitude(obj, c1, c2)
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Parameters
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obj
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name which is assigned the internal and external centers of similitude
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c1, c2
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two circles
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Description
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Let and be two nonconcentric circles and let I and E divide SensedMagnitude(AB) internally and externally in the ratio a/b. Then I and E are called the internal and the external centers of similitude of the two circles c1 and c2
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The routine assigns to obj a list of two elements where the first element is the internal center of similitude, and then second element the external center of similitude.
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For a detailed description of the centers of similitude obj, use the routine detail (i.e., detail(obj))
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The command with(geometry,similitude) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.
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Examples
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similitude: "hint: the external and internal centers of similitude are the same"
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