1. (a) Show that the equation of the osculating circle to the parabola y = x? at the point (a, a?) can be represented as 22 + y? + 8a"r - (1+ 6a?)y = 3a". (b) Calculate the envelope of the one-parameter family of circles from part (a).

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1. (a) Show that the equation of the osculating circle to the parabola y = x at the point
(a, a?) can be represented as
a? + y? + 8a*r - (1+ 6a)y = 3a".
(b) Calculate the envelope of the one-parameter family of circles from part (a).
Transcribed Image Text:1. (a) Show that the equation of the osculating circle to the parabola y = x at the point (a, a?) can be represented as a? + y? + 8a*r - (1+ 6a)y = 3a". (b) Calculate the envelope of the one-parameter family of circles from part (a).
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