Conic Section through Five Points/Historical Note

Historical Note on Conic Section through Five Points

The technique for constructing a conic section that passes through $5$ non-collinear points was demonstrated by Pappus of Alexandria.


Sources

  • 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $5$
  • 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $5$
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