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DiffGeom PSet 1

1. Find the parametric equation of the curve traced by a point P that is a fixed distance from the center of a circle of radius b rolling outside a circle of radius a without slipping. 2. Show that the curvature of an implicit curve C given by f(x,y)=0 at a point P0 where fy(P0)≠0 is given by the formula |fxxfy2 - 2fxyfx fy + fyyfx2| / (fx2 + fy2)3/2. 3. Find the formula for curvature of a curve given by r=f(θ) in polar coordinates and use it to find the curvature of the cardioid r=1

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DiffGeom PSet 1

1. Find the parametric equation of the curve traced by a point P that is a fixed distance from the center of a circle of radius b rolling outside a circle of radius a without slipping. 2. Show that the curvature of an implicit curve C given by f(x,y)=0 at a point P0 where fy(P0)≠0 is given by the formula |fxxfy2 - 2fxyfx fy + fyyfx2| / (fx2 + fy2)3/2. 3. Find the formula for curvature of a curve given by r=f(θ) in polar coordinates and use it to find the curvature of the cardioid r=1

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Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Second Semester 2018-19


Differential Geometry (MATH F 342)
Practice problem sheet 1(Based on Chapters 1 and 2)
All problems in the text are recommended for practice. Besides, here are few more problems to sharpen
your skills.
1. Let a circle of radius b roll on the circle of radius a from outside (as in epicycloids) with b > a>0 .
Find the parametric equation of the curve traced by a point P at distance b/2 from the center of the
circle of radius b as this circle rolls. Refer to the Figure 1 below, where P0 can be taken as initial
position of P.
( Such figures, also known as epitrachoid, can be drawn by using plastic Spiro graphs sold at
village fairs. For on line interactive generation of Spiro graphs, go to
https://www.mathplayground.com/equation_creations_spiromath.html).

P b/2=distance of
b P from center of circle of radius b
=distance of P from the circle of radius b

a
X-axis
P0

Figure 1
Find the point P* corresponding to t  2 . Is the curve regular at P*? If yes, find the curvature there.
2. Suppose f(x, y) is a smooth function and consider the curve C given by the implicit equation f(x, y)
= 0 passing through point P0 =( x0 ,y0). If fy(P0)  0, show that the curvature of C at P0 is given by

| f xx f y2  2 f xy f x f y  f yy f x2 |
 ( x0 , y 0 )  3
.
( f x2  f y2 ) 2
P
0

3. Find the formula for the curvature of a curve with equation r  f ( ) in polar cordinates. Find
r  1  cos .
the curvature of the cardioid with equation
  (1  t ) 3 / 2 (1  t ) 3 / 2 t 
4. Prove or disprove : The parameterized curve  (t )   , ,  is unit
 3 3 2 
speed.

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