Category:Definitions/Trochoids

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This category contains definitions related to Trochoids.
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Consider a circle $C$ rolling without slipping along a straight line.

Consider a point $P$ on the line of a radius of $C$ at a distance $b$ from the center of $C$.

The curve traced out by $P$ is called a trochoid.