Re: x^a + y^a = 1 as a circle arc

From: ol3@xxxxxxxxx (Oscar Lanzi III)
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 04:54:22 -0500

You can select a value of a that gives a close resemblance. a = 0.5645
(approx.) gives tangency at the midpoint of the arc, but that curve
swings below the arc. a >= 2/3 gives a curve always above the arc.
Withn these bounds there is some "best fit" whose exact value depends on
the way one defines "best fit."

--OL

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