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Using '''Mass points''' is basically giving each point a certain mass.
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'''Mass points''' is a method in [[Euclidean geometry]] that can greatly simplify the proofs of many theorems.  In essence, it involves using a local [[coordinate system]] to identify [[point]]s by the [[ratio]]s into which they divide [[line segment]]s.  Mass points are generalized by [[barycentric coordinates]].
  
 
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Mass points is a method in Euclidean geometry that can greatly simplify the proofs of many theorems. In essence, it involves using a local coordinate system to identify points by the ratios into which they divide line segments. Mass points are generalized by barycentric coordinates.

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