Geometry Triangles and circles Theorem
Ceva's theorem
Builds on TriangleLineCollinear points
Statement
Let be a triangle in the Euclidean plane . For collinear points , , with , let the signed ratio be the real number with . Let be a point that is not on the lines , and . Suppose that the lines , and meet the lines , and at the points , and . Then Conversely, let , and be points of the lines , and , different from the vertices, with this product equal to . Then the lines , and meet in one point or are all parallel.
Remarks
The signed ratio is positive if is between and , and negative otherwise. The theorem uses only ratios of segments on one line. So it is true in each affine plane over each field. For the three medians, each ratio is . The converse then shows again that the medians meet in one point.
History
Giovanni Ceva published the theorem in 1678, in his work De lineis rectis. Yusuf al-Mu'taman ibn Hud, an 11th century king of Zaragoza, had proved it much earlier.
Reading path
To understand this page from the ground up, read these 4 pages in order. The foundations come first.
Show the path as a graph
- no evidence level
- Collinear points concept
- Line concept
- Triangle concept
- Ceva's theorem statement
Further reading
- Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceva%27s_theorem, lead section
About this page
| Tag | 0KN93VDSXA |
|---|---|
| URI | m2://0KN93VDSXA |
| Kind | statement, theorem |
| Writing | W1 stated |
| MSC | 51M04 |
| Status | This copy of the site has no build data. Run m2 status 0KN93VDSXA. |
| Uses | Triangle, Line, Collinear points |
| Same as |
Markdown · JSON · Edit on GitHub
What this page needs for W2
- edge about out: the concepts that the statement is about (0 of 1)
- edge proves in: at least one proof node (0 of 1)
- edge instance_of or illustrates in: one example that shows the statement at work (0 of 1)
- explanation L2 (0 of 1)
The writing levels say how complete the text of a page is. They do not measure its truth.
What links here
No page links to this page yet.