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Ptolemy Inequality

For a Quadrilateral which is not Cyclic, Ptolemy's Theorem becomes an Inequality:

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AB\times CD+BC\times DA>AC\times BD.
\end{displaymath}

See also Ptolemy's Theorem, Quadrilateral




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1999-05-26