Talk:Folium of Descartes

My math book refers to the folium of descartes as x^3+y^3-8xy=0 the difference being an 8 instead of a 3. Does the change in constants matter?

Actually the equation given in the article has –3a as the coefficient. To get the equation in your book, specialize by setting a to 8/3. Ishboyfay (talk) 03:37, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Major edit

From what I could find in my research, the curve has very little intrinsic mathematical interest and is chiefly famous because of the name attached to it and the incident with Fermat. (It turns out Fermat and Descartes were intense rivals, sort of a prequel to the Newton-Leibniz rivalry.) Really the trisectrix of Maclaurin is the more interesting curve and I added details of how they are related. I removed a lot of the detail such as equations for tangents since this information does not seem notable, given the questionable status of the curve itself. --RDBury (talk) 03:05, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

From what I could find in my research, there is alot of disinformation in the area of numbers and mathematics. Such as the date provided for the issuance of Des Cartes' stamp. But also, in politics including federal, state, local, and quasi-whatever state colleges. My research points to the brainwashing organization that has outsouced the Oakland School District in favor of foreign students and blonde and blued homegrown traitors. Including the global warming hoax that has put the worst minds in charge of technology. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.113.36.215 (talk) 23:21, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]