Winch curves

MaRDI QIDQ915129zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Elsie Sterbin Gottlieb

Publication date 1989

Published in Elemente der Mathematik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://eudml.org/doc/141465

zbMATH Keywords

tractrixtrailing problemwinch

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometric constructions in real or complex geometry (51M15)

Review text

The classical geometrical trailing problem which results in tractrix curve is generalized to one with variable rope length. As a consequence, the loci are a family of ``winch curves including the classical tractrix as a special one.

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