Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §12.2 Plane Motion: Projectiles and Cycloids, #29 · Multivariable Calculus · Curves in space
When a penny rolls completely around another penny, the head makes ____…
This problem is about cycloids and related curves
When a penny rolls completely around another penny, the head makes ____ turns. When it rolls inside a circle four times larger (for the astroid), the head makes ____ turns.
Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §12.2 Plane Motion: Projectiles and Cycloids, #29
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