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Curvilinear Motion (version 2)
> restart;
> with( plots ):
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Auxiliary Function Definition (execute -- but do not change!)
Example 1: An Ellipse
Example 2: A Hypocycloid (Ex. 3, p 584, Varberg, Purcell, Rigdon)
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To work with another curve, change the definitions of x, y, and PARAM above or use one of the following templates. (Use TAB to move from one argument to the next.)
> plot( [%?, %?, %?=%?..%?], scaling=constrained );
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> animatecurve( [%?, %?, %?=%?..%?], scaling=constrained, frames=%?, numpoints=%? );
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> animatemotion( %?, %?, %?=%?..%?, scene=[R,V,A,kappa], frames=%?, numpoints=%? );
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