See also:

• WITCH

WITCH OF See also:

• AGNESI, MARIA GAETANA (1718–1799)

AGNESI  , in See also:

• GEOMETRY

geometry, a cubic See also:

• CURVE (Lat. curvus, bent)

curve invented by Maria Gaetana See also:

• AGNESI, MARIA GAETANA (1718–1799)

Agnesi . It is constructed by the following method: Let See also:

• AQB

AQB be a semicircle of See also:

• DIAMETER (from the Cr. &a, through, µErpov, measure)

diameter AB, produce MQ the See also:

• ORDINATE

ordinate of Q to P so that MQ : MP :: AM : AB . Then the See also:

• LOCUS (Lat. for " place "; in Gr. rinros)

locus of P is the See also:

• WITCH

witch . The cartesian See also:

• EQUATION (from Lat. aequatio, aequare, to equalize)

equation, if A be taken as origin and AB(=2a) for the See also:

• AXIS (Lat. for " axle ")

axis of x, is xy2=4a2(2a-x) . The curve consists of one See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch entirely to the See also:

• LEFT

left of the See also:

• LINE

line x=2a and having the axis of y as an asymptote .