Solution
Exercise 4.22.
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Exercise 4.22. Write the proof for Theorem 4.5, the existence of a harmonic set of points that was briefly described in this section.
Theorem 4.5. There exists a harmonic set of points.
Proof. By Exercise 4.5, there exists a complete
quadrangle EFGH. By the definition of a complete quadrangle, A = EF
·
GH and B = EH
·
FG are diagonal points. Also, EG and FH are opposite sides
of quadrangle EFGH. Let C = AB
·
EG and D = AB
·
FH. Then, {A, B, C, D} is a harmonic set with H(AB, CD)
provided the points A, B, C, and D are four distinct points.
We need to show the four points A,
B, C, and D are distinct. We show one case, the other cases are
similar. Suppose A = C. Since
A = EF
·
GH and
C = AB
·
EG, A is on line EF and A = C is on line EG. Hence,
the set of points {A,
E, F, G} is a collinear
set, which contradicts that {E, F, G} is a noncollinear set since
EFGH is a complete quadrangle. Hence, A and C are
distinct points. The other cases are similar.
Therefore, there exists a harmonic
set of points.//
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