Daily Desmos 44a (So hard it will make your nose bleed)
Creator
Michael Pershan (@mpershan)
Difficulty
Tough, but doable.
Anti-Circle!
Can you create the following graph using desmos.com or some other graphing tool? If you’re victorious, leave us a note in the comments when you’re done
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Fixing description:
https://www.desmos.com/calculator/x23usww9je
This is the coolest graph I’ve seen yet. lucked into something close (I don’t think it’s perfect)
https://www.desmos.com/calculator/gnwnb88uf3
So I was about to post this and I saw Eli’s and I learned even more. Too close to be sure on the constants, but I agree that this is a great puzzle.
Just to tease: my solution is a bit simpler than either of yours, but there’s no way that I could’ve gotten it without discovering it, so kudos!
Wait, actually, I lied. Eli pretty much nailed it.
Here’s what I had: https://www.desmos.com/calculator/p19uefwg8t