Wolfram Demonstrations Project: Cycloid Curves - 0 views
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Matthew Leingang on 19 Apr 12The curve traced out by a point on the rim of a circle rolling along a straight line is called a cycloid. Let the radius of the circle be . Allowing the tracing point to be either within or without the circle at a distance from the center generates "curtate" or "prolate" cycloids, respectively.