Sunday, 17 November 2013

Evolute of cycloid


Evolute of cycloid
The Cycloid [red] is generated by tracing a point on a rolling circle. This animation shows a curious symmetry between the Cycloid and itself shifted. The traced lines are always crossing at right angles to the top cycloid and are tangent to the bottom.

Reference:
http://planetmath.org/EvoluteOfCycloid

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