Analytic geometry for colleges, universities, and technical schools (1892)
Nichols, E. W. (Edward West), 1858- · Boston [Mass.] : Leach, Shewell & Sanborn · leaf 74
he polar equations of the loci whose rectangularequations are: 23. x^ = y^(2a — x). 25. aY = «-^* - ^^• 24. 4.a^x = y- (2 a- x). 26. x^ ^ y^ = a^. THE CIRCLE. 59 CHAPTER V. THE CIRCLE. 36. The circle is a curve generated by a point moving intlie same plane so as to remain at the same distance from… … Fig. 21. Let C (x, y) be the centre of the circle, and let P be anypoint on the curve. Draw CA and PM || to OY and CIST || toOX; then (OA, AC) = (x, y) are the co-ordinates of the centre C.(OM, MP) = (x, y) are the co-ordinates of the point P. 60 PLANE ANALYTIC GEOMETRY. Let CF = a. From the…
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