Definition:Trisectrix of Maclaurin
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Definition
The trisectrix of Maclaurin is the plane curve that can be expressed in the Cartesian plane as:
- $x^3 + x y^2 + a y^2 - 3 a x^2 = 0$
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Source of Name
This entry was named for Colin Maclaurin.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): trisectrix
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): trisectrix