Bézier Parabola

Propositions: 1. A second order Bézier curve is the parabola section enclosed by the Archimedes triangle whose vertices are the three given points. 2. Determine a vector equation of the parabola. __________ Archimedes Triangle: http://www.geogebratube.org/material/show/id/35781 Vector Equation of a Parabola: http://www.geogebratube.org/material/show/id/32226 Tool: Parabola from Archimedes Triangle (two points and the intersection of their tangents): http://www.geogebratube.org/material/show/id/38279

 

Ryan Hirst

 
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bezier  conic  exploration  methods  parabola  sections  splines  vector 
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19+
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English (United States)
 
 
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