Abstract
Given a hyperbola, we study its bisoptic curves, i.e. the geometric locus of points through which passes a pair of tangents making a fixed angle θ or 180° - θ. This question has been addressed in a previous paper for parabolas and for ellipses, showing hyperbolas and spiric curves, respectively. Here the requested geometric locus can be empty. If not, it is a punctured spiric curve, and two cases occur: the curve can have either one loop or two loops. Finally, we reconstruct explicitly the spiric curve as the intersection of a plane with a self-intersecting torus.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 762-781 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- bisoptic curves
- conic sections
- toric sections
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