The evolute of Cayley's sextic with parametrization
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(1)
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(2)
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is given by
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(3)
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(4)
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With parametrization
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(5)
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(6)
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the evolute is given by
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(7)
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(8)
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For ,
the evolute is defined at regular points of the original curve; the displayed formulas
also extend to the singular point by a limit. This curve is a nephroid.