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Geometry

Example:

incircle(GA, GB, GC) draws the incircle of ΔABC.

locus

Given a first point and a second point that is an element of (a

point on) a geometric object, draws the locus of the first point

as the second point traverses its object.

locus(point,element)

parabola

Draws a parabola, given a focus point and a directrix line, or

the vertex of the parabola and a real number that represents

the focal length.

parabola(point,line)

or

parabola(vertex,real)

Examples:

parabola(GA, GB) draws a parabola whose focus is point

A and whose directrix is line B.

parabola(GA, 1) draws a parabola whose vertex is point

A and whose focal length is 1.

Transform

dilation

Dilates a geometric object, with respect to a center point, by

a scale factor.

homothety(point, realk, object)

Example:

homothety(GA, 2, GB) creates a dilation centered at

point A that has a scale factor of 2. Each point P on geometric
object B has its image P’ on ray AP such that AP’=2AP.

inversion

Draws the inversion of a point, with respect to another point,

by a scale factor.

inversion(point1, realk, point2)

Example:

inversion(GA, 3, GB) draws point C on line AB such

that AB*AC=3. In this case, point A is the center of the