In the above figure, the lines , , and are tangent to the parabola at points , , and , respectively. Then (Wells 1991). Moreover, thecircumcircle of passes through the focus (Honsberger 1995, p. 47). In addition, the foot of the perpendicular to a tangent to a parabola from the focus always lies on the tangent at the vertex (Honsberger 1995, p. 48).
Given an arbitrary point located "outside" a parabola, the tangent or tangents to the parabola through can be constructed by drawing the circle having as a diameter, where is the focus. Then locate the points and at which the circle cuts the vertical tangent through . The points and (which can collapse to a single point in the degenerate case) are then the points of tangency of the lines and and the parabola (Wells 1991).
The curvature, arc length, and tangential angle are
(17)
(18)
(19)
The tangent vector of the parabola is
(20)
(21)
The plots below show the normal and tangent vectors to a parabola.
In the above figure, the lines , , and are tangent to the parabola at points , , and , respectively. Then (Wells 1991). Moreover, thecircumcircle of passes through the focus (Honsberger 1995, p. 47). In addition, the foot of the perpendicular to a tangent to a parabola from the focus always lies on the tangent at the vertex (Honsberger 1995, p. 48).
Given an arbitrary point located "outside" a parabola, the tangent or tangents to the parabola through can be constructed by drawing the circle having as a diameter, where is the focus. Then locate the points and at which the circle cuts the vertical tangent through . The points and (which can collapse to a single point in the degenerate case) are then the points of tangency of the lines and and the parabola (Wells 1991).
The curvature, arc length, and tangential angle are
(17)
(18)
(19)
The tangent vector of the parabola is
(20)
(21)
The plots below show the normal and tangent vectors to a parabola.
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