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Let W = (p : q : r) be a point. Kp(W) is the locus of pivots of all pK+ invariant under the isoconjugation with pole W. Kc(W) is the locus of the common point of the three asymptotes. Compare with the classes CL017 and CL018.

If W = G, these two cubics Kp(W) and Kc(W) degenerate into the medians of ABC. This is excluded in the sequel.

Kp(W) and Kc(W) are always K+ cubics and, for a given W, they have the same asymptotic directions.

The asymptotes of Kp(W) concur at the reflection Xp of G about G/W and those of Kc(W) at the homothetic Xc of G/W under h(G,2/3).

Kc(W) is actually the homothetic image of Kp(W) under h(G/W, -1/3) where G/W = G-Ceva conjugate of W, the center of the circum-conic with perspector W.

Both cubics contain the (real or not) square roots Ro, Ra, Rb, Rc of W and G/W with a common tangent passing through G. Hence, Kp(W) and Kc(W) generate a pencil of cubics containing pK(W, G/W) and the degenerate cubic into the line at infinity and the diagonal conic passing through W and the square roots of W. The tangential of G/W in Kc(W) is G and the tangential of G/W in Kp(W) is aW/G, the homothetic of G/W under h(G,4).

The tangents to Kp(W) at the four fixed points of the isoconjugation concur at W. This is false for Kc(W).

Kp(W) and Kc(W) are K60+ cubics if and only if W = X(6). See Kp60 = K077 and Kc60 = K078.

Kp(W) and Kc(W) are K++ cubics if and only if W lies on the Steiner inscribed ellipse but Kc(W)++ always degenerates since G/W lies on the line at infinity and coincide with Ro.

The cubics Kp(W)++ form the class CL016 of cubics.

Kp(W) contains the following points :

• the (real or not) fixed points Ro, Ra, Rb, Rc of the isoconjugation i.e. square roots of W giving decomposed cubics pK.
• their homothetic images under h(G/W, -3)
• the centre of the conic isoconjugate of the line at infiny which is G/W. In this case, the asymptotes of pK(W, G/W) concur at G.
• W/G = W-Ceva conjugate of G.
• aW/G where aW is the anticomplement of W. In this case, the asymptotes of pK(W, aW/G) concur at G/W.
• the infinite points of pK(W, G/W).

The barycentric equation of Kp(W) is :

Kp(W) is a pivotal cubic

The polar conic of aW/G meets Kp(W) at aW/G (double), G/W and three other points A1, B1, C1.

The polar conic of W/G meets Kp(W) at W/G (double), W/G and three other points A', B', C'.

The diagonal triangle of the quadrilateral A1, B1, C1, G/W is A'B'C'.

Kp(W) is the pivotal cubic with pivot aW/G and isopivot W/G with respect to this triangle A'B'C'.

Note that A1, B1, C1, G/W are the fixed points of the isoconjugation hence the tangents to Kp(W) at these points pass through the pivot aW/G.

Similarly, since A', B', C' are the singular points of the isoconjugation, the tangents at these points and at the pivot aW/G pass through the isopivot W/G.

Recall that the tangents at Ro, Ra, Rb, Rc pass through W.