
geometry - How to find the parametric equation of a cycloid ...
26 "A cycloid is the curve traced by a point on the rim of a circular wheel as the wheel rolls along a straight line." - Wikipedia In many calculus books I have, the cycloid, in parametric form, is used in …
calculus - Surface area by the revolution of cycloid - Mathematics ...
Oct 5, 2016 · How to find the surface area of the solid generated by the revolution of the cycloid about $x$-axis? I know the formula to find out the surface area but I'm getting the point that in the formula …
definite integrals - What's the area of one arch of a cycloid ...
Mar 29, 2015 · What's the area of one arch of a cycloid? Ask Question Asked 10 years, 8 months ago Modified 8 years, 5 months ago
Brachistochrone - Solution of a Cycloid - Parametric Equations
Aug 8, 2017 · I know how to derive the parametric equation of a cycloid, I learnt it from Math.Stackexchange|How to find the parametric equation of a cycloid?. I just don't know how to …
calculus - Finding the area under one arch of cycloid - Mathematics ...
Jan 28, 2022 · Finding the area under one arch of cycloid Ask Question Asked 3 years, 10 months ago Modified 3 years, 10 months ago
intuition - Proof of the Cycloid Parametric Equation - Mathematics ...
Mar 5, 2024 · One of the steps of deriving the equations for the parametric curve of a cycloid is the following: Here we establish that the distance PT is equal to the distance OT, which then (alongside …
Finding the area under the cycloid $x=t-\sin (t),\;y=1-cos (t)$
Jul 31, 2015 · @DavidQuinn please can you show me how?, I think that in the previous question there was a problem
Using Green's theorem to compute an area of a region
Dec 8, 2012 · I like this answer because it clears my confusion of how the curl came into the equation. Everyone assumes that everyone knows already. The other mystery is that it lets you know the …
calculus - Calculating the time of a Brachistochrone - Mathematics ...
May 6, 2016 · You changed the variabile of integration without calculating the differential. Moreover the second derivative of y is a nonsense when squaring the first derivative.
parametric - The prolate cycloid - Mathematics Stack Exchange
May 4, 2019 · A cycloid is given by the parametric equations: $ x = 2 - \pi \cos (t)$ and $ y = 2t - \pi \sin (t)$. The problem asks for the slope of the tangents on the cycloid at a point where the cycloid …