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19.1 Taxicab Geometry

19.1 Taxicab Geometry. The student will learn about:. circles and parabolas in taxicab geometry. 1. 1. Introduction. We are going to examine a variety of geometric figures that use distance in their definitions. But first let us revisit our ruler. Remember from the last class.

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19.1 Taxicab Geometry

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  1. 19.1 Taxicab Geometry The student will learn about: circles and parabolas in taxicab geometry. 1 1

  2. Introduction We are going to examine a variety of geometric figures that use distance in their definitions. But first let us revisit our ruler.

  3. Remember from the last class. Ruler Postulate - Examples A (x 1, y 1) ↔ (1 + |m| ) x 1 = a This multiple of (1 + |m|) is a little odd as well as only using the x coordinate in finding the coordinate a. Let’s examine it a bit. Distance from the origin is (1 + |m| ) 1 or (1 + |m| )xif you are at the x coordinate of the x-axis. m 1

  4. Axiomatics – Ruler Postulate What does the ruler look like? Then A (x 1, y 1) ↔ (1 + |m| ) x 1 = a 4

  5. Definitions A Let A (0, 0). Graph all the points P so that PA = 6. Nice circle!!! What is it’s equation? x 2 + y 2 = 6 2 ? No |x| + |y| = 6 We did this last class period.

  6. More Play Graph all the points on the circle with center at (1, 3) and radius 4. What is it’s equation? |x - 1| + |y - 3| = 4 6

  7. Definitions Graph the circles with center (0, 0) radius 2 and center (3, 0) with radius 3. Notice – two circles intersecting in two points! What are the possibilities?

  8. Definitions Note that these two circles mark the points equidistant from the centers. Graph the circles with center (0, 0) radius 4 and center (4, 0) with radius 4. We are going to use circles to measure distances.

  9. Definitions Just as a circle is all the points equidistant from a fixed point the other conics may be defined with respect to distance. A parabola is all the points equidistant from a fixed point (focus) and a fixed line (directrix).

  10. Taxicab Parabolas Consider the line that is the x-axis and the point F(0, 2). Find the set of points P so that the taxicab distance from the line is equal to the distance PF. Circle of radius 4. Line parallel to the directrix 4 units away.

  11. Taxicab Parabolas Find all the points equidistant from the point and line given below.

  12. Taxicab Parabolas Find all the points equidistant from the point and line given below. 6 6

  13. Summary. • We learned about taxicab circles. • We learned about taxicab parabolas.

  14. Assignment: §19.1

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