The Rolling Circles when the Ratio of Radii is 2:1.
Construct a hypocycloid where the ratio of the radii is 2:1.
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The hypocycloids will be line segments through the center of the fixed circle.
The hypotrophoids will each be an ellipse.
Construct an epicycloid where the ratio of the radii is 2:1.
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