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Nephroid Evolute

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The Evolute of the Nephroid given by

$\displaystyle x$ $\textstyle =$ $\displaystyle {\textstyle{1\over 2}}[3\cos t-\cos(3t)]$  
$\displaystyle y$ $\textstyle =$ $\displaystyle {\textstyle{1\over 2}}[3\sin t-\sin(3t)]$  

is given by
$\displaystyle x$ $\textstyle =$ $\displaystyle \cos^3 t$  
$\displaystyle y$ $\textstyle =$ $\displaystyle {\textstyle{1\over 4}}[3\sin t+\sin(3t)],$  

which is another Nephroid.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-25