hyperbolic circle theorem 1 Suppose that A and B lie on a hyperbolic circle K. Then the segment AB divides K into two arcs. Let C and D be points of K distinct from A and B. Suppose that AB is not a diameter of K. (1) C,D lie on the same arc if and only if E(A,B,C)=E(A,B,D). (2) C,D lie on opposite arcs if and only if E(A,B,C)=-E(A,B,D).
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proof We may assume that the figure has been transformed so that K has hyperbolic (and hence euclidean) centre O.
From the euclidean results (5) and (6), C,D lie on the same
The proof of (2) is similar, but uses the fact that, in the range involved, |
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