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Tractrix - Wikipedia
In geometry, a tractrix (from Latin trahere 'to pull, drag'; plural: tractrices) is the curve along which an object moves, under the influence of friction,
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Tractrix -- from Wolfram MathWorld
The tractrix is precisely the catenary involute described by a point initially on the vertex (so the catenary is the tractrix evolute).
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Tractrix Tangent Length Problem - Mathematics Stack Exchange
This famous question asks for the length of a segment of the tangent. In other words you need to figure out the slope of the tangent, and its intercept.
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tractrix
‖ tractrix Geom. (ˈtræktrɪks) Pl. ˈtractrices (-ɪsiːz). [mod.L. (Huygens) fem. of tractor: see tractor, and cf. directrix.] A curve such that the intercept on the tangent between its point of contact and a fixed straight line is constant; so called as being traced by the centre of gyration of a rigi...
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TRACTRIX Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of TRACTRIX is a curve in which the part of the tangent between the point of tangency and a given straight line is constant and which is an ...
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tractrix - PlanetMath.org
Tractrix (from the Latin verb trahere 'pull, drag') is the curve along which a small object (tractens) moves when pulled on a horizontal plane with a piece of ...
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Antaeotricha tractrix
Antaeotricha tractrix is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found in Brazil. References
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Moths of South America
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Tractrix - MATHCURVE.COM
The tractrix can be defined as a tractory of the line, or, which amounts to the same thing, as a curve with constant tangent.
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Tractrix - MacTutor History of Mathematics - University of St Andrews
The tractrix is sometimes called a tractory or equitangential curve. It was first studied by Huygens in 1692 who gave it its name.
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Tractrix Curve: Definition, Example, and Formula - Statistics How To
A tractrix curve is the curve created by a moving object that is dragged along a horizontal plane by a taut string or chain.
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The tractrix - YouTube
The tractrix is the answer to a question asked by Frenchman Claude Perrault who lived in the 17th century. Perrault placed his pocket-watch ...
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Tractrix
Tracktrix (equitangential curve, tractory) is a curve such that any tangent segment from the tangent point on the curve to the curve's asymptote have constant ...
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Syntractrix
A syntractrix is a curve of the form
It is the locus of a point on the tangent of a tractrix at a constant distance from the point of tangency, as the
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tractatrix
‖ tractatrix (trækˈteɪtrɪks) Pl. -trices (-trɪsiːz). [L. tractātrix (Martial, in sense 1), fem. of tractātor shampooer, also one who treats of a subject: see tractator.] 1. A female shampooer. rare—1.1874 M. Collins Frances II. 117 That stout Miss Susanetta, with her shrill voice, and her hands of t...
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syntractrix
‖ syntractrix Geom. (sɪnˈtræktrɪks) [mod.L., f. syn-1 + tractrix.] The locus of a point on the tangent to a tractrix at a constant distance from its intersection with the axis. Also synˈtractory [tractory n. 3].1820 G. Peacock Examples Diff. Calc. i. xxiii. 175 Syntractory. 1852 G. Salmon Higher Pla...
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