Envelope of Hypotenuse of Right Angled Triangle, whose short sides add up to a constant
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Set the short sides along the axes with lengths a and k-a. The equation is clearly a conic, and in fact a parabola:

We see its focus and vertex.

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Point H Derive Input Maple Input MathML Input Mathematica Input Maxima Input Mupad Input TI-Nspire Input text Input Image
Point G Derive Input Maple Input MathML Input Mathematica Input Maxima Input Mupad Input TI-Nspire Input text Input Image
Envelope Eq Derive Input Maple Input MathML Input Mathematica Input Maxima Input Mupad Input TI-Nspire Input text Input Image

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