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Cycloid and Archimedes's Spiral
This Demonstration uses parametric equations to plot cycloids and Archimedes's spiral.
Contributed by:
Milana Dabic
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Archimedes' Spiral
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Cycloid
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)
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"
Cycloid and Archimedes's Spiral
" from
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http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/CycloidAndArchimedessSpiral/
Contributed by:
Milana Dabic
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