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Shapes Produced by Rotating an Astroid
An astroid is rotated, sweeping out a surface. Various shapes can be produced by varying the range.
Contributed by:
Sándor Kabai
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Astroid
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Surface of Revolution
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Sándor Kabai
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Shapes Produced by Rotating an Astroid
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http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/ShapesProducedByRotatingAnAstroid/
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Published: August 1, 2008
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