PRINCIPIA · THEOREM
Right angle ⇒ C lies on the circle with the hypotenuse as diameter (Thales converse)
Depends on: Thales: angle on a diameter = 90°, Linear pair sums to 180°, Through a point off a line, exactly one parallel exists (Playfair).
Statement
Let have . Then lies on the circle with the hypotenuse as diameter, where is the midpoint of ; consequently
In other words, "" and " lies on the circle with as diameter" are necessary and sufficient for each other — this is the converse of the Thales circle theorem.

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