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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §12.2 Plane Motion: Projectiles and Cycloids, #26 · Multivariable Calculus · Curves in space

Experiment with graphs of …, … using a computer

This problem is about cycloids and related curves

Experiment with graphs of $x = a cos θ + b sin θ$ , $y = c cos θ + d sin θ$ using a computer. What kind of curves are they? Why are they closed?

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §12.2 Plane Motion: Projectiles and Cycloids, #26

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