Tractrix
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tractrix-290-6379418
title:
Tractrix
text:
In geometry, a tractrix is the curve along which an object moves, under the influence of friction, when pulled on a horizontal plane by a line segment attached to a pulling point that moves at a right angle to the initial line between the object and the puller at an infinitesimal speed. It is therefore a curve of pursuit. It was first introduced by Claude Perrault in 1670, and later studied by Isaac Newton (1676) and Christiaan Huygens (1693).
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wiki
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description:
Curve traced by a point on a rod as one end is dragged along a line
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tractrix
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date modified:
2024-04-05T23:34:22Z
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