Equation of an ellipse or hyperbola through five points

The Endeavour 2023-06-19

Summary:

Yesterday I wrote about the equation of a circle through three points. This post will be similar, looking at the equation of an ellipse or hyperbola through five points. As with the earlier post, we can write down an elegant equation right away. Making the equation practical will take more work. The equation of a […]

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geometry

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John

Date tagged:

06/19/2023, 18:55

Date published:

06/19/2023, 15:35