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Solving the Cramer-Castillon problem using Pascal’s theorem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2025

Zian Shang and
David Treeby
Zian Shang
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA e-mail: zian_s@mit.edu
David Treeby
Affiliation:
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia e-mail: david.treeby@gmail.com

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In 1742 the Swiss mathematician Gabriel Cramer gave the following seemingly innocuous problem to the young Italian mathematician, Jean de Castillon:

The Cramer-Castillon problem: Given a circle and three points A, B and C, inscribe in the circle a triangle DEF whose sides (extended) pass through each of these points.

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 109 , Issue 574 , March 2025, pp. 10 - 16
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© The Authors, 2025 Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Mathematical Association

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