Analytic geometry for colleges, universities, and technical schools (1892)
Nichols, E. W. (Edward West), 1858- · Boston [Mass.] : Leach, Shewell & Sanborn · leaf 205
(3) with respect to y, we have y = Wf An inspection of this value shows (a) That the curve is symmetrical with respect to theX-axis; (b) That the curve extends infinitely from the Y-axis inthe direction of the positive abscissas. 149. To dupjlicate the cube hy the aid of the parabola. Let a be the… … Fig. 60. HIGHER PLANE CURVES. 191 Construct the parabola whose equation is 2/2 = 2 ace ... (1)Let MPO be the curve. Construct also the parabola whose equation is x^ = ay . . . (2) Let NPO be this curve. Then OA (= x), the abscissa of their point of intersectionis the required edge. For eliminating…
Geometry, Analytic
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