Assignment 10-4

Upper Half Plane Constructions

P-line through two points

The P-line is easier in this model, since a circle orthogonal to p has its center on p. For typical A and B, this is the construction of the P-line AB:

For C and D when line CD is perpendicular to p:


Circle through F with P-center E

The desired P-circle is orthogonal to any P-line through E, including EE', so the E-center of the circle must be on EE'.  Another P-line through E is EF; the tangent E-line to the supporting circle of EF at F also contains the center of the P-circle, so this constructs the center as the intersection of two lines.  Then the P-circle is the E-circle with this intersection as center.

Here is another construction that works also when EF is perpendicular to the E-line p.  Construct the P-line n through E orthogonal to EE', as shown. Intersect with the E-line EE' the radical axis of F and the supporting circle of n to get the center of the P-circle.


P-perpendicular Bisector

The construction of this P-line is the construction of a circle with center on p so that G is inverted to H.  This means that the center O of the circle is also on E-line GH.  The radius of the circle is the geometric mean of OG OH and can be constructed as the length of a tangent from O to any circle through G and H.

Of course on such example of a circle through G and H is the P-line GH:

Special Case when GH is parallel to p.  The P-perpendicular bisector is the E-perpendicular bisector.