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30 Jul 2024 06:18:19 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Bell curves  
From: SharkD
Date: 31 Aug 2009 19:05:42
Message: <4a9c5746$1@news.povray.org>
Francois LE COAT wrote:
> t in [0,2*Pi], y in ]-1,1[ then bell curve is
> 
>     "cos^2(t)+sin^2(t)=(4+ath(-y))^2"
> 
> ath() is hyperbolic arctangent means inverse of hyperbolic tangent th().
> 
> Does it suits you ?
> 
> Regards,
> 

Is this a correct transformation?

0 = tanh(sqrt(cos(t)^2 + sin(t)^2) - 4) + y


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