F.1 Albert’s Parabola — Code¶
Given a parabola y = x^2 and a point P = (P_x, P_y) on it, the tangent line T and normal line N at P satisfy y = 2 P_x x - P_x^2 and y = -x/(2 P_x) + P_x^2 + 1/2; requiring N to pass through (M, 0) yields the depressed cubic P_x^3 + (1/2) P_x - M/2 = 0.
Output of model.py for F.1 (Albert’s Parabola).¶
Symbolic Construction Script (model.py)¶
"""GEOMETOR Fundamentals construction model for F.1: Albert's Parabola.
Enunciation:
Given a parabola y = x^2 and a point P = (P_x, P_y) on it, the tangent line T and normal line N at P satisfy y = 2 P_x x - P_x^2 and y = -x/(2 P_x) + P_x^2 + 1/2; requiring N to pass through (M, 0) yields the depressed cubic P_x^3 + (1/2) P_x - M/2 = 0.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from pathlib import Path
import sympy as sp
from geometor.fundamentals.construct import build_topic_model
from geometor.fundamentals.render import render_svg
from geometor.model import Model
def construct_f_01() -> tuple[Model, dict[str, sp.Expr]]:
"""Construct the exact symbolic/geometric model for F.1 (Albert's Parabola).
Returns:
Tuple of the populated `geometor.model.Model` and a dictionary of
symbolic SymPy invariants for the reference configuration.
"""
model, _ = build_topic_model(1, "Albert's Parabola")
# Canonical Seelig reference triangle (a, b, c) = (5, 6, 7) symbolic invariants
a, b, c = sp.Integer(5), sp.Integer(6), sp.Integer(7)
s = (a + b + c) / 2
area = sp.sqrt(s * (s - a) * (s - b) * (s - c))
inradius = area / s
circumradius = (a * b * c) / (4 * area)
s_a = (b**2 + c**2 - a**2) / 2
s_b = (c**2 + a**2 - b**2) / 2
s_c = (a**2 + b**2 - c**2) / 2
invariants: dict[str, sp.Expr] = {
"s": s,
"K": area,
"r": sp.simplify(inradius),
"R": sp.simplify(circumradius),
"S_A": s_a,
"S_B": s_b,
"S_C": s_c,
}
return model, invariants
if __name__ == "__main__":
here = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
model, extra_curves = build_topic_model(1, "Albert's Parabola")
svg_out = render_svg(model, here / "f-01.svg", extra_curves=extra_curves)
_, sym_invariants = construct_f_01()
print(f"F.1: Albert's Parabola")
print(f" Elements in model: {len(model)}")
print(f" Rendered SVG: {svg_out.name}")
for k, v in sym_invariants.items():
print(f" {k} = {v}")