In geometry, the folium of Descartes (from Latin folium 'leaf') is an algebraic curve defined by the implicit equation x 3 + y 3 − 3 a y x = 0 {\displaystyle x^{3}+y^{3}-3ayx=0} . It is named after the mathematician and philosopher René Descartes.
In geometry, the folium of Descartes (from Latin folium 'leaf') is an algebraic curve defined by the implicit equation x 3 + y 3 − 3 a y x = 0 {\displaystyle x^{3}+y^{3}-3ayx=0} . It is named after the mathematician and philosopher René Descartes.
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