Cycloids and the Rolling Circle

Fixed circle, rolling circle with extensible arm. Parameters: [list] [*]Rolling circle Inside or Outside [/list] [list] [*]Scale the radius by integer divisions, fractions, or freely. [/list] [list] [*]Rotation (phase) of the locus points [/list] [list] [*]Trace the locus of the rolling circle diameter. [/list] Includes examples, curve names, and Construction Protocol. Any help with the curve names is welcome! Currently they do not display for noninteger n. ________ This presents solutions to several problems in Heinrich Dorrie's [i]100 Great Problems of Elementary Mathematics.[/i]

 

Ryan Hirst

 
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cyclometric  equations  exploration  functions  parametric-curves 
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19+
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English (United States)
 
 
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