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In geometry, the kappa curve or Gutschoven's curve is a two-dimensional algebraic curve resembling the Greek letter ϰ (kappa). The kappa curve was first studied by Gérard van Gutschoven around 1662. In the history of mathematics, it is remembered as one of the first examples of Isaac Barrow's application of rudimentary calculus methods to determine the tangent of a curve. Isaac Newton and Johann Bernoulli continued the studies of this curve subsequently. Using the Cartesian coordinate system it can be expressed as: : or, using parametric equations: : In polar coordinates its equation is even simpler: : It has two vertical asymptotes at , shown as dashed blue lines in the figure at right. The kappa curve's curvature: : ==Tangents via infinitessimals== The tangent lines of the kappa curve can also be determined geometrically using differentials and the elementary rules of infinitessimal arithmetic. Suppose x and y are variables, while a is taken as a constant. From the definition of the kappa curve, : Now, an infinitessimal change in our location must also change the value of the left hand side, so : Distributing the differential and applying appropriate rules, : : : : : 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「kappa curve」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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