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Using the method of C. Vörös, we establish results in hyperbolic plane geometry, related to triangles and circles. We present a model independent construction for Malfatti’s problem and several trigonometric formulas for triangles.
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Horváth, Á.G. Hyperbolic plane geometry revisited. J. Geom. 106, 341–362 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00022-014-0252-0
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