Haswell, Charles Haynes, 1809- [from old catalog] · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 294
e, g o. The parameter of any diameter is equal to four times the dis-tance from the focus to the vertex of the curve ; the parameterb of the axis is the least possible, and is termed the parameter ofg the curve. The parameter of the curve of a conic section is equal to thechord of the curve drawn… … ments for the construction of the curve. Bb 290 CONIC SECTIONS. Notes.— In the Parabola the parameter of any diameter is a third proportional tothe abscissa and ordinate of any point of the curve, the abscissa and ordinate beingreferred to that diameter and the tangent at its vertex. In the Ellipse…
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