GeoGebra Book: Equations of branches of implicitly defined curves

[b]Statement of the problem:[/b] The curve is given in implicit form as g(x, y) = 0, for example a circle as y² + x² = 1. [b]Find[/b]: the explicit form of the equations y=f(x) for each of the k branches of the curve, i.e. {fᵢ(x)}, where i=1..k. For a circle, for example, f₁(x) = sqrt(1-x²) for y > 0, and f₂(x) = − sqrt(1-x²) for y < 0. If f(x, y) is a quadratic function with respect to variable y, GeoGebra can easily find the roots in symbolic form, y₁(x) and y₂(x). For polynomials of the 3rd and 4th degree, knowing the existing rigorous [url]https://www.geogebra.org/m/v4fvf8nx[/url] of their equations in symbolic form, one can find the equations of the branches {fᵢ(x)} of the corresponding plane curves using complex functions.

 

Roman Chijner

 
Resource Type
GeoGebra Book
Tags
complex-function  complex-numbers  implicit-equation  plane-curve  polynomial-equation  tutorial 
Target Group (Age)
3 – 19+
Language
English
 
 
 
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