Definition:Hypotrochoid/Curtate
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Definition
Let a circle $C_1$ of radius $b$ roll around the inside of another (larger) circle $C_2$ of radius $a$.
Consider a point $P$ on the line of a radius of $C_1$ at a distance $d$ from the center of $C_1$.
Let $d < b$.
The curve traced out by $P$ is called a curtate hypotrochoid.
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Also known as
A curtate hypotrochoid is also known as a contracted hypocycloid.