This is one of the most interesting aspect of geometry. Intriguing? Mathematical? Anyways... this is something to think and know about.
This is the definition as it can be found here: http://www.wordsmith.org/~anu/java/spirograph.html
A Spirograph is a curve formed by rolling a circle inside or outside of another circle. The pen is placed at any point on the rolling circle. If the radius of fixed circle is R, the radius of moving circle is r, and the offset of the pen point in the moving circle is O, then the equations of the resulting curve is defined by:
x = (R+r)*cos(t) - O*cos(((R+r)/r)*t)
y = (R+r)*sin(t) - O*sin(((R+r)/r)*t)
(moving circle outside the fixed circle)
x = (R-r)*cos(t) + O*cos(((R-r)/r)*t)
y = (R-r)*sin(t) - O*sin(((R-r)/r)*t)
(moving circle inside the fixed circle)
Experiment and Explore with the applet here:
Courtesy: wordsmith.org
http://www.wordsmith.org/~anu/java/spirograph.html
Created by Anu Garg.
This is the definition as it can be found here: http://www.wordsmith.org/~anu/java/spirograph.html
A Spirograph is a curve formed by rolling a circle inside or outside of another circle. The pen is placed at any point on the rolling circle. If the radius of fixed circle is R, the radius of moving circle is r, and the offset of the pen point in the moving circle is O, then the equations of the resulting curve is defined by:
x = (R+r)*cos(t) - O*cos(((R+r)/r)*t)
y = (R+r)*sin(t) - O*sin(((R+r)/r)*t)
(moving circle outside the fixed circle)
x = (R-r)*cos(t) + O*cos(((R-r)/r)*t)
y = (R-r)*sin(t) - O*sin(((R-r)/r)*t)
(moving circle inside the fixed circle)
Experiment and Explore with the applet here:
Courtesy: wordsmith.org
http://www.wordsmith.org/~anu/java/spirograph.html
Created by Anu Garg.
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