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Trifolium Contra-parallelograms

Trifolium using contra-parallelograms

July 31, 2016/by Prof. McCarthy

Trifolium Contra-parallelograms

Trifolium Contra-parallelograms

Yang Liu shows that a simple linkage can draw the trifolium curve.

For comparison here is the Kempe linkage that draws a trifolium curve obtained by Alexander Kobel.

http://www.a-kobel.de/kempe/animations/x4-x3+2x2y2+3xy2+y4-mn-0.6-extended.mp4
Tags: linkage animations
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