Leaf of Descartes

Aruwin

Aruwin

@aruwin-WQ7eeu Oct 22, 2024
Someone,I need help in this.I have the answer but I can't think of a solution.I have tried a few things,though...

Parameterization of the leaf of Descartes.
y=tx => x= (3at)/(1+t^3)
y= (3at^2)/(1+t^3) (-infinity<t<infinity)

And here are some things I have figured out,
When t<-1,
t+1<0, 1+t^3<0 and hence x>0

When 0>t>-1,
t+1>0, 1+t^3>0 and hence x<0

*Here are the hints my teacher gave me:
limx(t-->-1)= +/- infinity
limx(t-->-1,t<-1)=infinity
limx(t-->-1,t>-1)= -infinity

and here is the answer:
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  • PraveenKumar Purushothaman

    PraveenKumar Purushothaman

    @praveenkumar-66Ze92 Jan 23, 2012

    Answer?
  • Aruwin

    Aruwin

    @aruwin-WQ7eeu Jan 23, 2012

    Praveen-Kumar
    Answer?
    Yes,the graph and the table are the answer but i dunno the solution.
  • simplycoder

    simplycoder

    @simplycoder-NsBEdD Jan 24, 2012

    Refer this, you would get the correct way atleast.
    <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folium_of_Descartes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Folium Of Descartes</a>
  • Aruwin

    Aruwin

    @aruwin-WQ7eeu Jan 24, 2012

    simplycoder
    Refer this, you would get the correct way atleast.
    <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folium_of_Descartes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Folium Of Descartes</a>
    Sorry,I have read through it and I have got the idea.But how come the graph that my teacher drew is different than that that is shown on wikipedia?
  • Aruwin

    Aruwin

    @aruwin-WQ7eeu Jan 24, 2012

    I am stucked now.
    I have tried to differentiate dy/dx=(dy/dx)/(dx/dt) and I got [2t(1+t^3) - 3t^4]/(1-2t^3) but I am not sure if this is right or not.
    So after I have differentiate this,what do I do next to make the graph table?
  • Aruwin

    Aruwin

    @aruwin-WQ7eeu Jan 24, 2012

    Hey guys,it is alright.I have solved it myself 😀 I searched on the internet about descartes folium and studied it and then i got it 😀
  • PraveenKumar Purushothaman

    PraveenKumar Purushothaman

    @praveenkumar-66Ze92 Jan 24, 2012

    Aruwin
    Hey guys,it is alright.I have solved it myself 😀 I searched on the internet about descartes folium and studied it and then i got it 😀
    Thats great... 😀
  • Dancer_Engineer

    Dancer_Engineer

    @dancer-engineer-EJ8rGI Jan 24, 2012

    Great! 😀