A circle of radius 1 rolls around the outside of a circle of radius 2 without slipping.

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A circle of radius 1 rolls around the outside of a circle of radius 2 without slipping. The curve traced by a point on the circumference of the smaller circle is called an epicycloid (see figure). Use the angle θ to find a set of parametric equations for this curve.

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Calculus

ISBN: 9781285057095

10th Edition

Authors: Ron Larson, Bruce H. Edwards

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