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In mathematics, an involute (also known as an evolvent) is a particular type of curve that is dependent on another shape or curve. An involute of a curve is the locus of a point on a piece of taut string as the string is either unwrapped from or wrapped around the curve. [1] The evolute of an involute is the original curve.
Sketch 1: Instantaneous center P of a moving plane. The instant center of rotation (also known as instantaneous velocity center, [1] instantaneous center, or pole of planar displacement) of a body undergoing planar movement is a point that has zero velocity at a particular instant of time.
A double-end Euler spiral. The curve continues to converge to the points marked, as t tends to positive or negative infinity.. An Euler spiral is a curve whose curvature changes linearly with its curve length (the curvature of a circular curve is equal to the reciprocal of the radius).
MATLAB (an abbreviation of "MATrix LABoratory" [22]) is a proprietary multi-paradigm programming language and numeric computing environment developed by MathWorks.MATLAB allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages.
Equivalently, in polar coordinates (r, θ) it can be described by the equation = with real number b. Changing the parameter b controls the distance between loops. From the above equation, it can thus be stated: position of the particle from point of start is proportional to angle θ as time elapses.
SYDNEY (Reuters) -The remaining five members of the "Bali Nine" Australian drug ring have returned from Indonesia after diplomatic efforts between the countries this month to strike a repatriation ...
A point on S n can be selected using n numbers, so we again have 1 / 2 n(n − 1) numbers to describe any n × n rotation matrix. In fact, we can view the sequential angle decomposition, discussed previously, as reversing this process.
Victoria Hughes says she was fired from IHOP after feeding a man who was hungry. She has since been offered her job back.