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ON POLYZOMAL CURVES.
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48. The result just obtained of course implies that when as above
aU+hV + cW + dT = 0, - + ^ + - = 0,
a b c
the trizomal curve ViZ7 + VmF + *JnW = 0 can be expressed by means of any three of
the four zomals U, V, W, T, and we may at once write down the four forms
■ . vi ■ VI ■ VS)(*>■■>*.'"••4-»■
VI ■ ■ • V • ■
I m /1
V b 2 ’ “ V a 2 ’
/ Id Jmd / nd
V abc ’ V abc * V abc ’
the last of which is the original equation \/lU + VmF + s/nW = 0. It may be added
that if the first equation be represented by Vw^Fq-*Jn 1 W+ \ZpxT= 0,—that is, if we
have
md
abc
wd
abc
and therefore
Vmi= V / 5' =
“■ + ^+£ = ¿('1 + ™ + ^, =0;
\a D C /
b c d be la b
or if the second equation be represented by *Jl 2 U+ */n 2 W + \/p i T = 0,—that is, if we
have
V " I = V / a"” ^“Vsfc'
and therefore
-+ —+ nr = 0;
a c d
or if the third equation be represented by Jl 3 U + m a V + Vp 3 T = 0,—that is, if we
have
and therefore
¿8 m 3 » 3 _
"i i_ » J
a b cl
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