The cycloid equations are
and
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Find the curvature of cycloid.
\Apply curvature formula from 69(a):
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Consider
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Apply derivative on each side with respect to
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Consider
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Apply derivative on each side with respect to
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Curvature is
.
Substitute
,
,
and
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Top of one of it
s arches
is maximum, this occurs when
is maximum.
Maximum value of
is
.
Substitute
in
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