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Curtate Cycloid Evolute


The evolute of the curtate cycloid

x=at-bsint
(1)
y=a-bcost
(2)

(with b<a) is given by

x=(a[-2bt+2atcost-2asint+bsin(2t)])/(2(acost-b))
(3)
y=(a(a-bcost)^2)/(b(acost-b)).
(4)

See also

Curtate Cycloid, Cycloid, Evolute, Prolate Cycloid Evolute

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Curtate Cycloid Evolute." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CurtateCycloidEvolute.html

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