Cyclogon
In geometry, a cyclogon is the curve traced by a vertex of a regular polygon that rolls without slipping along a straight line. In the limit, as the number of sides increases to infinity, the cyclogon becomes a cycloid.
In geometry, a cyclogon is the curve traced by a vertex of a regular polygon that rolls without slipping along a straight line. In the limit, as the number of sides increases to infinity, the cyclogon becomes a cycloid.
In geometry, a cyclogon is the curve traced by a vertex of a regular polygon that rolls without slipping along a straight line. In the limit, as the number of sides increases to infinity, the cyclogon becomes a cycloid.
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