A trochoid is the path followed by a point b units from the center of a wheel

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A trochoid is the path followed by a point b units from the center of a wheel of radius a as the wheel rolls along the x-axis. Its parametric description is x = at - b sin t, y = a - b cos t. Choose specific values of a and b, and use a graphing utility to plot different trochoids. In particular, explore the difference between the cases a > b and a < b.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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