Search Results for “Archimedes”
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Tangent Triangle
We show the areas of the triangle formed by joining 3 points on a parabola, and that formed by the tangents to the parabola at those points.![](/apps/thumbs/305.png)
supertrammel
Archimedes Trammel has 2 sliders and 1 degree of freedom. This ”supertrammel” has 3 sliders and still has 1 degree of freedom. We made one out of wood and enjoyed playing with it. You can play with this electronic reproduction.![](/apps/thumbs/247.png)
Inverted Trammel
Archimedes trammel draws an ellipse if you fix the base and move the handle. What happens if you fix the handle and move the base? Drag point D to find out. See the curve.![](/apps/thumbs/248.png)