PARAMETRIC EQUATION OF A CYCLOID

 

A Cycloid is the path traced by a point on the circumference of a circle when the circle rolls along a straight line with a given angular velocity in a given period of time. CLICK HERE to see the parametric equation of a cycloid. If you would like to see a GSP construction, please CLICK HERE. You can also see the path traced by clicking here.

 

 

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