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That’s what you’d think, but there’s an extra rotation involved in the act of the small circle moving around the larger circle rather than along a straight line, so it’s (6π/2π) + 1
Wouldn’t it be 3 = 6π/2π ?
That’s what you’d think, but there’s an extra rotation involved in the act of the small circle moving around the larger circle rather than along a straight line, so it’s (6π/2π) + 1
I just watched the video, that’s really interesting. Thanks for the explanation
if the path had been straight yeah, but the path itself rotates 360 degrees, which gives us an extra rotation
Now that is mind-bending trickery! Having a degree in applied matha millennia ago did not help…
Thank you
This finally made it click. Thanks