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Return the parabolas going through four points
ResourceFunction["FourPointParabolas"][pts] returns equations for parabolas going through four given 2D pts. |
Find parabolas through four points:
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Plot the parabolas:
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Find parabolas through four points:
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Plot the parabolas:
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Recover the points by setting the equations equal to each other and zero:
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Find parabolas through four points:
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Plot the parabolas:
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Find parabolas through four points:
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Plot the parabolas:
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Some point sets do not return real-valued parabolas:
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When sets of points define parallel lines the parabolas are degenerate:
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For random, uniformly-distributed points in a rectangle, the probability of a hyperbola is and the probability of an ellipse is
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Find the parabolas through a particular set of points on the regular 13-gon:
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Show the order four projective plane with parabolas:
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Any pair of points defines exactly one parabola. Any pair of parabolas (and the unit circle) defines exactly one point.
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