Baltic Way 1990 · Problem 9
Geometry
Two equal triangles are inscribed into an ellipse. Are they necessarily symmetrical with respect either to the axes or to the centre of the ellipse?
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Constructions, loci, concurrency and collinearity · Transformations
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Solution:
No, not necessarily (see Figure 3 where the two ellipses are equal).
Figure 3