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August 25, 2009

(math) ellipse as Hypotrochoid

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File:Ellipse as hypotrochoid.gif

The ellipse (drawn in red) may be expressed as a special case of the hypotrochoid, with R = 2r; here R = 10, r = 5, d = 1.

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