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Added centers and line segment showing collinearity.
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Joseph O'Rourke
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An example: $C_1=[(0,0),1]\;,C_2=[(1,0),\frac{4}{5}]\;,C_3=[(2,\frac{3}{2}),\frac{3}{4}]\;.$

Contours show equal distance sums. $d_{\min}=\frac{3}{4}$ is achieved at $p_{\min} \approx (1.06, 0.80)$.


            ![ThreeCirclesFermat][1]

An example: $C_1=[(0,0),1]\;,C_2=[(1,0),\frac{4}{5}]\;,C_3=[(2,\frac{3}{2}),\frac{3}{4}]\;.$

Contours show equal distance sums. $d_{\min}=\frac{3}{4}$ is achieved at $p_{\min} \approx (1.06, 0.80)$.


            ![ThreeCirclesFermat][1]

An example: $C_1=[(0,0),1]\;,C_2=[(1,0),\frac{4}{5}]\;,C_3=[(2,\frac{3}{2}),\frac{3}{4}]\;.$

Contours show equal distance sums. $d_{\min}=\frac{3}{4}$ is achieved at $p_{\min} \approx (1.06, 0.80)$.


            ![ThreeCirclesFermat][1]
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Joseph O'Rourke
  • 150.9k
  • 36
  • 358
  • 958

An example: $C_1=[(0,0),1]\;,C_2=[(1,0),\frac{4}{5}]\;,C_3=[(2,\frac{3}{2}),\frac{3}{4}]\;.$

Contours show equal distance sums. $d_{\min}=\frac{3}{4}$ is achieved at $p_{\min} \approx (1.06, 0.80)$.


            ![ThreeCirclesFermat][1]