A Treatise on the Analytical Geometry of the Point, Line, Circle, and Conic Sections: Containing an Account of Its Most Recent Extensions, with Numerous Examples |
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2hxy A₁ anharmonic ratio asymptotes ax² axes barycentric co-ordinates bisects Brocard by² chord of contact circumcentre circumcircle coaxal coefficients collinear concurrent concyclic confocal cos² curve DEF.-The Dem.-Let denote diameter directrix double contact double point drawn ellipse envelope equal equilateral hyperbola Find the equation fixed point foci focus given point harmonic harmonic conjugates Hence the proposition homologous infinity inscribed isogonal conjugates join latus rectum line at infinity meet middle points mẞ nine-points circle normal orthocentre osculating osculating circle pair parabola parallel pedal triangle pencil perpendicular point of intersection point x'y points of contact polar pole polygon quadrilateral radical axis reciprocal respect S₁ S₂ sides similitude sin² summits symmedian point tangential equation tangents theorem touch triangle ABC triangle formed triangle of reference variable vertex
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Page 179 - The locus of the middle points of a system of parallel chords in a parabola is called a diameter.
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Page ii - A TREATISE ON THE ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY OF THE POINT, LINE, CIRCLE, & CONIC SECTIONS, Containing an Account of its most recent Extensions. With numerous Exercises.
Page iii - CASEY.— A TREATISE ON THE ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY OF THE POINT, LINE, CIRCLE, AND CONIC SECTIONS.
Page 34 - A line which divides two sides of a triangle proportionally is parallel to the third side.
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