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Approximating the Brachistochrone by Line Segments

This Demonstration shows an approximation of a brachistochrone (cycloid curve) by line segments. A point mass rolling along the polygonal line cannot move faster than it would along the cycloid.

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 Sven Spenner
"Approximating the Brachistochrone by Line Segments"
 http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/ApproximatingTheBrachistochroneByLineSegments/
 Wolfram Demonstrations Project
 Published: August 26, 2011




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