Basic stategy Suppose that ABC and PQR are h-triangles. Then there is a hyperbolic transformation t which maps A to P, B to B' on the h-line PQ, on the same side of P as Q, and C to C' on the same side of the h-line as R.
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Justification By the Interchange Theorem, there is an h-inversion u mapping A to P. Suppose that u maps B to B1, and C to C1. Now let v be the h-inversion in the h-line V bisecting <B1PQ. As P is on V, v fixes P. By the choice of V, v maps B1 to a point B' on PQ on the same side as Q. Suppose that v maps C1 to C2. If C2 is on the same side of PQ as R, we take t = vou so C' = C2. If C2 is on the opposite side of PQ from R, let w be h-inversion in PQ. Then w fixes P and B' (as they lie on PQ). Suppose that w maps C2 to C'. This lies on the same side of PQ as R since it lies on the opposite side from C2. In this case, we take t = wovou.
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