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Cycloid & Brachistochrone
Mode
Rolling Wheel
Brachistochrone Race
Tautochrone
Wheel Radius:
50
Gravity:
1.0
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The cycloid solves two famous problems: the
brachistochrone
(fastest descent) and the
tautochrone
(equal time from any height). Johann Bernoulli posed the brachistochrone challenge in 1696.