Rotating Point Patterns

Points rotating in plane appear to turn clockwise... or counterclockwise... depending on the polygons that connect them. Circles rolling inside a larger circle reveal a hypocycloid.

 

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Resource Type
Activity
Tags
circle  circumcircle  parametric-curves  polygons 
Target Group (Age)
3 – 19+
Language
English
 
 
 
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