Most of the Office applications let you insert shapes. One shapes is a line; however, laying a straight line can be tricky. Test it for yourself. In any application, display the Drawing toolbar by ...

Most straight-line approximations for data points are found using the method of least squares. This method works for many applications, but it cannot guarantee that the greatest vertical distance ...

III. BEFORE leaving the Peaucellier cell and its modifications, I must point out another important property they possess besides that of furnishing us with exact rectilinear motion. We have seen that ...

VI I NOW come to the second of the parallel motions I said I would show you. If I take a kite and pivot the blunt end to the fixed base and make the sharp end move up and down in a straight line, ...