Let P be a point, not the center, in the interior of a (round) disk D⊂ℝ² and let A and B be points on ∂D such that the line segments AP and BP have equal length. Choose an arc AB. What's the shape bounded by the arc and the two segments called?
name of a shape
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geometry
terminology
euclidean-geometry
circles
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0Well, I like "Carl". – 2014-03-23
2 Answers
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I suppose you could call it an isosceles curvilinear triangle, although that doesn't capture the curvy part being an arc of a circle.
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It's called a circular segment.
Edited to add: As Jasper has pointed out in the comments, this is not what the question asked. So I don't know the answer.
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0I appreciate your honesty. +1 – 2015-09-06