Definition:Polar of Point/Circle/Pole

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Definition

Let $\CC$ be a circle embedded in the plane.

Let $P$ be an arbitrary point in the plane.


Let $\LL$ be the polar of $P$ with respect to $\CC$.

Then $P$ is known as the pole of $\LL$.


Also see

  • Results about polars of points can be found here.


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