Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §12.2 Plane Motion: Projectiles and Cycloids, #27 · Multivariable Calculus · Curves in space
A stone in a bicycle tire goes along a cycloid
This problem is about cycloids and related curves
A stone in a bicycle tire goes along a cycloid. Find equations for the stone's path if it flies off at the top (a projectile).
Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §12.2 Plane Motion: Projectiles and Cycloids, #27
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