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Cycloid

math Maturity 11-13

Imagine a wheel rolling on the ground.

Cycloid f.gif
Cycloid f.gif
A tiny dot on the wheel makes a path. This path is a special curve. It looks like a series of hills. It helps things roll very fast. Can you find a wheel?
Brachistochrone curve.gif
Brachistochrone curve.gif

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File:Cycloid f.gif
Cycloid f.gif
File:Brachistochrone_curve.gif
Brachistochrone_curve.gif
File:Evolute generation.png
Evolute generation.png
File:Evolute demo.png
Evolute demo.png
File:Cycloid length.png
Cycloid length.png
File:CyloidPendulum.png
CyloidPendulum.png
File:Isochronous cycloidal pendula.gif
Isochronous cycloidal pendula.gif
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Kimbell Art Museum.jpg
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