Monash University researchers have extended Descartes’ Circle Theorem by finding a general equation for any number of tangent ...

Using advanced mathematical tools inspired by physics, the team has derived a general equation for any number of tangent ...

We can calculate the gradient of a tangent to a curve by differentiating. In order to find the equation of a tangent, we: Differentiate the equation of the curve Substitute the \(x\) value into ...