Conic Section through Five Points/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Conic Section through Five Points
The technique for constructing a conic section that passes through $5$ non-collinear points was demonstrated by Pappus of Alexandria.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $5$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $5$