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When the circle rolls along another circle inside it, the curve is called a |
A. | epicycloid |
B. | cycloid |
C. | trochoid |
D. | hypocycloid |
Answer» D. hypocycloid | |
Explanation: cycloid is a curve generated by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls along a straight line. ‘epi’ represents the directing path is a circle. trochoid is a curve generated by a point fixed to a circle, within or outside its circumference, as the circle rolls along a straight line. ‘hypo’ represents the generating circle is inside the directing circle. |
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