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    Reference Triangle

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    A reference triangle is a triangle relative to which trilinear coordinates, exact trilinear coordinates, derived triangle, or other objects are defined in triangle geometry. For example, in the construction "take a triangle Δ A B C, its excentral triangle, then its tangential triangle, " Δ A B C is the reference triangle." For example, the orthic triangle is perspective with the reference triangle, with the perspector being the orthocenter. In this context, the reference triangle is also known as the original triangle. The reference triangle is the polar triangle of the polar circle and Stammler hyperbola.