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[parent] tractrix (Derivation)

"tractrix" is owned by pahio. [ full author list (2) ]
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See Also: substitution notation, catenary, Euler's substitutions for integration

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Cross-references: catenary, evolute, normal lines, envelope, area, interval, arc length, circles, orthogonal curves, tangent, property, asymptote, obvious, hyperbolic functions, substitution, cusp, meet, belong, branches, negative, solution, initial condition, differential equation, tangent of the curve, line, positive, origin, point, plane, object, curve
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This is version 23 of tractrix, born on 2005-05-24, modified 2007-05-28.
Object id is 7109, canonical name is Tractrix.
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AMS MSC51N05 (Geometry :: Analytic and descriptive geometry :: Descriptive geometry)

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Sign errors in tractrix equations by pahio on 2005-05-24 17:45:46
N.B., I have fixed my errors -- the equations are now right.

Jussi
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