Pear-Shaped Curve

Pear-Shaped Curve

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A curve given by the Cartesian equation

$\begin{displaymath} b^2y^2=x^3(a-x). \end{displaymath}$

See also Pear Curve, Teardrop Curve

References

MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive. ``Pear-Shaped Cubic.'' http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Curves/Pearshaped.html.

© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26