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  1. What is the difference between equation and formula?

    An equation is any expression with an equals sign, so your example is by definition an equation. Equations appear frequently in mathematics because mathematicians love to use equal signs. A …

  2. simple geometry question- equation of cylinder

    Jul 23, 2014 · The equation of an object is a way of telling whether a point is part of an object -- if you substitute the coordinates of the point into the equation and the equation is true, then the point is on …

  3. What is the equation for a 3D line? - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    May 28, 2013 · I love your answer for a line equation in the form of z = f (x, y)... Unfortunately calculating square roots can be impractical from the calculational standpoint and hence I really doubt any …

  4. Equation of a rectangle - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Oct 2, 2011 · I need to graph a rectangle on the Cartesian coordinate system. Is there an equation for a rectangle? I can't find it anywhere.

  5. Ellipse general equation from dimensions, offset, and tilt angle

    Aug 13, 2020 · Ellipse general equation from dimensions, offset, and tilt angle Ask Question Asked 5 years, 4 months ago Modified 5 years, 4 months ago

  6. General formula for solving quartic (degree $4$) equations

    Jul 28, 2010 · Could you change the title to "Is there a general formula for solving 4th degree polynomial equations" or "Is there a general formula for solving quartic equations?"

  7. linear algebra - Equation of a plane passing through 3 points ...

    Nov 30, 2019 · First consider the equation we use to describe a plane: $$ ax + by + cz + d = 0 $$ Why is it this way? let's first imagine a way to describe the point set of a plane: a plane must have a normal …

  8. Normal vector to plane - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Oct 14, 2017 · Unfortunately, your two chosen vectors are parallel - all three points are on a line in the plane - so their cross-product will necessarily be zero; if you choose one of your three points to not …

  9. geometry - Get the equation of a circle when given 3 points ...

    Apr 20, 2017 · Get the equation of a circle through the points $(1,1), (2,4), (5,3) $. I can solve this by simply drawing it, but is there a way of solving it (easily) without having to draw?

  10. Ellipse in polar coordinates - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    If instead we center at the right focus and follow the same steps, we obtain $$ r=\frac {a (1-\epsilon^2)} {1+\epsilon\cos\theta} $$ This geometric approach also extends naturally to hyperbolas and …