Category:Tractrix
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This category contains results about Tractrix.
Definitions specific to this category can be found in Definitions/Tractrix.
Definition 1
The tractrix is the plane curve which is the involute of the catenary.
Definition 2
Let $S$ be a cord situated as a (straight) line segment whose endpoints are $P$ and $T$.
Let $T$ be dragged in a direction perpendicular to the straight line in which $S$ is aligned.
The curve along which $P$ travels is known as a tractrix.
Definition 3
The tractrix is the locus of a point such that the length $PT$ of the tangent at $P$ to where it intersects the $x$-axis at $T$ is constant.
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
E
- Equations of Tractrices (11 P)
P
- Pseudosphere (2 P)
Pages in category "Tractrix"
The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.