Inscribed broken line
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
A line 
consisting of a finite number 
of rectilinear segments 
, the ends 
, 
, of which lie on a given planar or spatial curve, the points 
being taken in increasing order of the parameter on the curve. For example, a special case of an inscribed broken line for 
is an inscribed angle. See also Inscribed and circumscribed figures.
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Inscribed broken line. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Inscribed_broken_line&oldid=31991
Inscribed broken line. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Inscribed_broken_line&oldid=31991
This article was adapted from an original article by M.I. Voitsekhovskii (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article