geometry[Apollonius] - find the Apollonius circles of three given circles
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Calling Sequence
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Apollonius(c1, c2, c3)
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Parameters
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c1, c2, c3
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three circles
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Description
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The problem of constructing, in a given plane, a circle tangent to three given circles. The circle representing the solution of this problem is known as Apollonius circle. The problem was named after Apollonius of Perge (3rd- century B.C.)
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The routine returns a list of Apollonius circles. In general, there are eight circles.
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Note that the coordinates of the centers and the radii of the circles must be numeric.
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The command with(geometry,Apollonius) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.
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