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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.
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.
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.
