Modify the text discussion of the cycloid (and its accompanying diagram) to handle the case where the

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Modify the text discussion of the cycloid (and its accompanying diagram) to handle the case where the point P is b < a units from the center of the wheel. Show that the corresponding parametric equations are
x = at - b sin t, y = a - b cos t
Sketch the graph of these equations (called a curtate cycloid) when a = 8 and b = 4.
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Calculus

ISBN: 978-0131429246

9th edition

Authors: Dale Varberg, Edwin J. Purcell, Steven E. Rigdon

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