Generating Conics by Newton's Method
Generating Conics by Newton's Method
This Demonstration shows a construction of conics (parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola) attributed to Newton. Consider point P, constrained to move on a bar, joined to fixed points A and B by two lines and lines through A and B inclined at fixed angles and with these lines. Their intersection point will be on a conic as you move P.
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Jaime Rangel-Mondragon
"Generating Conics by Newton's Method"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/GeneratingConicsByNewtonsMethod/
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Published: March 7, 2011