Braikenridge-Maclaurin Construction

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Let , , , , and be five points determining a conic. Then the conic is the locus of the point

where is a line through the point .

See also

Braikenridge-Maclaurin Theorem, Conic Section

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Braikenridge-Maclaurin Construction." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Braikenridge-MaclaurinConstruction.html

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