Category:Definitions/Hypotrochoids

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Let a circle $C_1$ roll around the inside of another (larger) circle $C_2$.

Consider a point $P$ on the line of a radius of $C_1$ at a distance $d$ from the center of $C_1$.

The curve traced out by $P$ is called an hypotrochoid.