1hint reqd?????......hint is interesting!
Find the point in the interior of a triangle such that summation of its distances from vertices is minimum.
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1Actually one proof goes like this..........
Suspend 3 equal masses by means of a light string frm dat point through the vertices. As every system tries 2 attain minimum energy, the masses will finally adjust themselves in the same level. At this position, summation of distances of point from vertices will be minimum.
Using Lamis theorem,
the sines of the angles will b equal.
So each angle is 120.
341that term comes from graph theory. but the original problem was proposed by Fermat and solved by Torricelli
1sry.....it is which subtends an angle of 120, but it was known 2 me as Steiner point.......
341What do you mean no?
I am sure you have seen an answer which reads "that point at
which each side subtends an angle of 1200.
FYI, that is what is known as the Fermat Point
