An Elementary Treatise on Conic Sections |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 87
Page viii
... locus of conics through four points . [ See also 296 ] Diagonal - points of a quadrangle are angular points of a triangle self - polar with respect to any circumscribing conic . [ See also 297. ] . 231 233 234 234 237 Diagonals of a ...
... locus of conics through four points . [ See also 296 ] Diagonal - points of a quadrangle are angular points of a triangle self - polar with respect to any circumscribing conic . [ See also 297. ] . 231 233 234 234 237 Diagonals of a ...
Page 8
... locus of that equation . For example , if a straight line be drawn parallel to the axis Oy and at a distance a from it , the abscissae of points on this line are all equal to the constant quantity a , and the abscissa of no other point ...
... locus of that equation . For example , if a straight line be drawn parallel to the axis Oy and at a distance a from it , the abscissae of points on this line are all equal to the constant quantity a , and the abscissa of no other point ...
Page 9
... locus . Ans . x - 3y = 1 . Ex . 2. A point moves so that the sum of the squares of its distances from the two fixed points ( a , 0 ) and ( −a , 0 ) is constant ( 2c2 ) ; find the equation of its locus . Ans . x2 + y2 = c2 — a2 . Ex . 3 ...
... locus . Ans . x - 3y = 1 . Ex . 2. A point moves so that the sum of the squares of its distances from the two fixed points ( a , 0 ) and ( −a , 0 ) is constant ( 2c2 ) ; find the equation of its locus . Ans . x2 + y2 = c2 — a2 . Ex . 3 ...
Page 14
... locus be joined , the area of the triangle so formed will be zero . Let ( x ' , y ' ) , ( x " , y ' ) , and ( x " , y ' " ) be any three points on the locus , then the co - ordinates of these points will satisfy the equation ( i ) . We ...
... locus be joined , the area of the triangle so formed will be zero . Let ( x ' , y ' ) , ( x " , y ' ) , and ( x " , y ' " ) be any three points on the locus , then the co - ordinates of these points will satisfy the equation ( i ) . We ...
Page 31
... locus of a point which moves so that the sum of the perpendiculars let fall from it upon two given straight lines is constant is a straight line . 35. A homogeneous equation of the nth degree will represent n straight lines through the ...
... locus of a point which moves so that the sum of the perpendiculars let fall from it upon two given straight lines is constant is a straight line . 35. A homogeneous equation of the nth degree will represent n straight lines through the ...
Other editions - View all
An Elementary Treatise on Conic Sections by the Methods of Co-Ordinate Geometry Smith Charles No preview available - 2019 |
Common terms and phrases
2hxy a² b2 angular points asymptotes ax² axes bisect by² Cambridge centre coincident common confocal conics conic touching conjugate diameters constant corresponding Crown 8vo curve diagonals director-circle directrix distance eccentric angles Edition ellipse equal angles Extra fcap fcap find the equation find the locus fixed point fixed straight line foci focus four given points four points given conic given straight line imaginary inscribed latus rectum Let the equation line at infinity line joining line whose equation locus meet middle point nine-point circle normals original conic parabola Pascal's Theorem perpendicular point of intersection points at infinity points of contact polar pole Professor prove quadrilateral radical axis radius ratio rectangular hyperbola right angles second degree self-polar shew sides square tangential equation tangents triangle formed triangle of reference Trinity College values vertex vß² x² y² zero
Popular passages
Page 37 - NEWTON'S PRINCIPIA, With Notes and Illustrations. Also a collection of Problems, principally intended as Examples of Newton's Methods. By PERCIVAL FROST, MA Third Edition. 8vo.
Page 23 - Prize Essay for 1877. 8vo. &r. 6d. SMITH— Works by the Rev. BARNARD SMITH, MA, Rector of Glaston, Rutland, late Fellow and Senior Bursar of St. Peter's College, Cambridge. ARITHMETIC AND ALGEBRA, in their Principles and Application ; with numerous systematically arranged Examples taken from the Cambridge Examination Papers, with especial reference to the Ordinary Examination for the BA Degree.
Page 100 - The locus of the middle points of a system of parallel chords in a parabola is called a diameter.
Page 20 - THE SEVEN KINGS OF ROME. An Easy Narrative, abridged from the First Book of Livy by the omission of Difficult Passages; being a First Latin Reading Book, with Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary.
Page 71 - THE BIBLE IN THE CHURCH. A Popular Account of the Collection and Reception of the Holy Scriptures in the Christian Churches. New Edition.
Page 40 - LESSONS IN ELEMENTARY CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC AND ORGANIC. By HENRY E. ROSCOE, FRS, Professor of Chemistry in Owens College, Manchester. With numerous Illustrations and Chromo-Litho of the Solar Spectrum, and of the Alkalies and Alkaline Earths. New Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 4*. 6d. , '* As a standard general text-book it deserves to take a leading place." — SPECTATOR. *' We unhesitatingly pronounce it the best of all our elementary treatises on Chemistry,
Page 57 - HISTORICAL OUTLINES OF ENGLISH ACCIDENCE, comprising Chapters on the History and Development of the Language, and on Word-formation.
Page 69 - MANUAL; or, the Church Catechism Illustrated and Explained, for the Use of Clergymen, Schoolmasters, and Teachers. By the Rev. ARTHUR RAMSAY, MA New Edition. iSmo. is. 6d. SIMPSON— AN EPITOME OF THE HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. By WILLIAM SIMPSON, MA New Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 3*. 6d. TRENCH— By RC TRENCH, DD, Archbishop of Dublin.
Page 138 - A point moves so that the sum of the squares of its distances from the points (0, 0), (1, 0) is constant.
Page 68 - ST. PAUL'S EPISTLES TO THE COLOSSIANS AND TO PHILEMON. A Revised Text, with Introductions, Notes, and Dissertations.