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Proof. For each 1 ≤ i < j ≤ 4 where xi + xj = g(mij), we have six equations:<br />

x1 + x2 = g(m12)<br />

x1 + x3 = g(m13)<br />

x1 + x4 = g(m14)<br />

x2 + x3 = g(m23)<br />

x2 + x4 = g(m24)<br />

x3 + x4 = g(m34)<br />

This is equivalent to the following row reduced augmented matrix:<br />

⎛<br />

g(m12)+g(m13)−g(m23)<br />

2<br />

⎜ 1<br />

⎜ 0<br />

⎜ 0<br />

⎜ 0<br />

⎜ 0<br />

⎜<br />

⎝<br />

0<br />

1<br />

0<br />

0<br />

0<br />

0<br />

0<br />

1<br />

0<br />

0<br />

0<br />

0<br />

0<br />

1<br />

0<br />

⎟<br />

g(m12)−g(m13)+g(m23) ⎟<br />

2<br />

⎟<br />

−g(m12)+g(m13)+g(m23) ⎟<br />

2<br />

⎟<br />

−g(m12)−g(m13)+g(m23)+2g(m14) ⎟<br />

2<br />

⎟<br />

g(m13) + g(m24) − g(m23) − g(m14) ⎟<br />

⎠<br />

0 0 0 0 g(m12) + g(m34) − g(m23) − g(m14)<br />

which gives us our desired equations.<br />

Definition 2. A set of points is concyclic if they lie on a common circle. Similarly,<br />

a set of points is nonconcyclic if one cannot construct a common circle through<br />

them.<br />

We will now examine the cases of concyclic and nonconcyclic points on a parabola.<br />

8<br />

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