Drawing Some Plane Curves Using Envelopes of Lines
Drawing Some Plane Curves Using Envelopes of Lines
An alternative to drawing a curve by plotting points is to draw it as the envelope of its tangent lines. Some of the envelopes in this Demonstration have applications in string art.
Details
Details
This was a project for Advanced Topics in Mathematics II, fall 2016, Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, CA.
References
References
[1] T. Iwamoto. "Lines and Circles." (Feb 1, 2017) www.takayaiwamoto.com/Lines_Circles/Lines_Circles.html#hypocycloid.
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External Links
Permanent Citation
Permanent Citation
Carine You
"Drawing Some Plane Curves Using Envelopes of Lines"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/DrawingSomePlaneCurvesUsingEnvelopesOfLines/
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Published: February 3, 2017