Difference between revisions of "LocusEquation Command"
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* Works only for a restricted set of geometric locus, i.e. using points, lines, circles, conics. | * Works only for a restricted set of geometric locus, i.e. using points, lines, circles, conics. | ||
* If the locus is too complicated then it will return 'undefined'. | * If the locus is too complicated then it will return 'undefined'. | ||
| − | * The calculation is done using [[w:Gröbner_basis|Gröbner bases]], so sometimes extra branches of the curve will appear that were not in the original locus. | + | * The calculation is done using [[w:Gröbner_basis|Gröbner bases]], so sometimes extra branches of the curve will appear that were not in the original locus.}} |
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In GeoGebra 5.0 and above the Singular WebService is used if the remote server appears to be fast enough to use it for consecutive calculations, otherwise GeoGebra falls back to use Reduce/Cali (this can be forced by disabling the Singular WebService by using command line option <code><nowiki>--singularWS=enable:false</nowiki></code>).}}}} | In GeoGebra 5.0 and above the Singular WebService is used if the remote server appears to be fast enough to use it for consecutive calculations, otherwise GeoGebra falls back to use Reduce/Cali (this can be forced by disabling the Singular WebService by using command line option <code><nowiki>--singularWS=enable:false</nowiki></code>).}}}} | ||
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This page is about a feature that is supported only in GeoGebra 4.2. |
- LocusEquation[ <Locus> ]
- Calculates the equation of a Locus and plots this as an Implicit Curve.
- LocusEquation[ <Point Creating Locus Line Q>, <Point P> ]
- Calculates the equation of a Locus by using inputs tracer point Q and mover point P, and plots this as an Implicit Curve.
Example:
Let us construct a parabola as a locus: Create free Points A and B, and Line d lying through them (this will be the directrix of the parabola). Create free point F for the focus. Now create P on Line d (the mover point), then create line p as a perpendicular line to d through P. Also create line b as perpendicular bisector of Line Segment FP. Finally, point Q (the point creating locus line) is to be created as intersection of Lines p and b. Now
LocusEquation[Q,P] will find and plot the exact equation of the locus. Note: See also Locus command.
Note:
- Works only for a restricted set of geometric locus, i.e. using points, lines, circles, conics.
- If the locus is too complicated then it will return 'undefined'.
- The calculation is done using Gröbner bases, so sometimes extra branches of the curve will appear that were not in the original locus.
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Following text is about a feature that is supported only in GeoGebra 5.0.
Note: In GeoGebra 5.0 and above the Singular WebService is used if the remote server appears to be fast enough to use it for consecutive calculations, otherwise GeoGebra falls back to use Reduce/Cali (this can be forced by disabling the Singular WebService by using command line option --singularWS=enable:false). |
