CASA Function: conic

Tries to find a rational point on a conic.

Calling Sequence:

Parameters:

poly : polynom(rational)
vars : list
ok : boolean
parabol : boolean
ratpoint : boolean
X : name
Y : name

Result:

F : function

Description:

Examples:

> poly := x^2 - 4*x*y - 3*y^2 + 4*x + 8*y - 5:

> conic(poly,[x,y],'ok','parabol','ratpoint','X','Y');

[Maple Math]

> ok;

[Maple Math]

> [parabol, ratpoint, X, Y];

[Maple Math]

See Also:

[CASA] [rationalPoint]